quarry
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There’s a lapidary quality to Mr. Pence’s manifesto, and it’s worth noting that he invokes Isaiah: “look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
She set up the Doing it for Dylan campaign in memory of her son Dylan Ramsey who was 13 years old when he died in 2011 while swimming in a quarry in Chorley.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The specimen was first uncovered by a retired chicken farmer, who had sourced rocks from a nearby quarry to build a garden retaining wall.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
Which reminds me of another hapless cartoon character who thought himself a genius but who kept screwing things up in ceaseless pursuit of his quarry: Wile E. Coyote.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Like Bristle’s quarry, the mouse darted back in at the sight of the fox.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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