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quarry

[kwawr-ee, kwor-ee] / ˈkwɔr i, ˈkwɒr i /


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"This quarry is not a place to swim and it is certainly not a tourist attraction."

From BBC • May 28, 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

“Recreational hunting is seemingly in decline,” he writes, “but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Why does one have to kill one’s quarry to enjoy it?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

“Then again,” Matthias argued, “would it not be better if we made our way to the quarry and waited there? Asmodeus is bound to head for home.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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