marble
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If Earth behaved like a completely solid blue marble, its center of mass would line up with its geometric center.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Drawings and plans produced at various stages hinted at rooftop gardens, private elevators, deluxe executive dining facilities and enough marble to make an ancient Greek architect blush.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The primary bathroom boasts a marble soaking tub, following the home’s elegant aesthetic.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The monument will be installed in a park in Callao, a nearby port city, after being coated with polyurethane foam and fiberglass, and finished with a marble dust.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
He found himself in a grandiose lobby with white marble floors, ceilings almost two stories high, and pendant lights hanging from the ceiling.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
It featured a futuristic barren desert-like landscape filled with sand punctuated by large colored glass bulbs that resemble marbles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Houdon’s Franklin bust exists in several autograph versions, including the marbles at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art and two plaster versions in European collections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
But Lee marbles other theories and indictments into his meat concerning the privilege of extreme emotion and behavioral honesty.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results, England have collectively lost their marbles and their wickets.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
Five hairpins, an olive, two dominoes, and a sock...A nailfile, four buttons of various sizes, a telephone slug, seven marbles, and a tiny doll’s chair...
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
"When a dam blocks stream passage, threatened and endangered salmon suffer; when forests with nesting trees for marbled murrelets are logged, threatened murrelets slide closer to extinction," the complaint said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Turkey's home strip features a marbled pattern, inspired by the Turkish paper marbling art of Ebru.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
So said Pope Leo XIV to ambassadors from around the world in a marbled hall above the main entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica in January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
You can also swirl the jam directly into the whipped cream for a marbled effect that looks fancier than it is.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2025
From the table drawer he took out a penholder, a bottle of ink, and a thick, quarto-sized blank book with a red back and a marbled cover.
From "1984" by George Orwell
“A5 Wagyu has more fat, which you see from the marbling inside. That’s what determines the highest grade.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Turkey's home strip features a marbled pattern, inspired by the Turkish paper marbling art of Ebru.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
That extra marbling translates into depth, tenderness and a loaf that tastes intentional rather than apologetic.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
Does it require attention to marbling and dry aging?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
“Now we will add the cocoa to the rest of the batter and swirl it all around. That’s the marbling part. Maybe you want to do that?”
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
