lapidary

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Clarifying all of this was the lapidary statement of Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, a former wrestler and mixed martial artist who has been selected as Kristi Noem’s replacement at DHS.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Its heyday was in the 1950s, when there were an estimated 2 million home lapidary shops in operation across the nation, and rockhounding was encouraged by the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2023

Outside of science, his interests included winemaking, lapidary work and cultivating orchids.

From Scientific American • Sep. 6, 2022

Kossakovsky — who shared cinematography duties with Egil Haskjold Larsen — holds on the still shot long enough for you to admire its lapidary detail and compositional symmetry.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2020

Art and dance studios lined the left side and lapidary labs the right.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton