onyx
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A client’s fingers might clutch a smooth black onyx, or a jagged rose quartz, or tissues.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
On a sunny January morning in Florida, Donald Trump went shopping for marble and onyx for his new White House ballroom.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
But greater impact, we see, was made by the German pavilion designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich using Roman travertine, green marble, onyx and glass, ushering in architecture’s International Style.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Many of the lavish amenities sit on the terrace level of the home, which holds a backlit onyx bar and a full second kitchen.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025
And the boulders peeking out from the lapping waves remind me of polished onyx.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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