marbles
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In the tests, the team dropped marbles into sand that contained scattered pieces of painted gravel representing boulders on Dimorphos.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
Before you scream, burst out laughing, or think I have lost my marbles, of course, there are very big differences between them.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
You must sort these marbles by color within the test tubes.
From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024
Flat glass marbles on the fire extinguisher “body” glittered in the sunlight.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024
He turned to Puli, who had bought some marbles which he was tossing up and down in his begging bowl, being unable to use them in any other way.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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