monolith
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But I also know that the Dodger monolith has become so big that the game itself is at risk for next season.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
She left her backcountry campsite about 4:30 a.m. to reach Half Dome by 6 a.m., catching the sunrise at 8,800-feet elevation from the granite monolith.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In the first experiment, the researchers placed a large crystal, known as the monolith, beside a regular rock of similar size.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Sprouting eyes, wings, beaks, the slender monolith seemingly rotates and billows as it rises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The great monolith tilted and began to sink, grinding down through ancient layers of rock, ripping through them as though they were paper.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Prehistoric burial mounds, monoliths and ceremonial sites had long inspired wonder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
The monoliths that form the basis of the wall are similar to - but predate - the famous menhirs that dot the Brittany countryside and are associated with the Neolithic culture.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
Research shows there has been a sharp increase in the number of independent booksellers, even though monoliths like Amazon still reign supreme.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2024
In both cases, the authorities did not know the origins of the monoliths, though a group of artists claimed to have fabricated one found atop Pine Mountain in Atascadero, Calif.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
Not like the rusting monoliths of the Accelerated Age, but still, it loomed over them.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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