rock
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To investigate whether it represented a transition between different kinds of rock, the team compared the seismic observations with hundreds of possible rock compositions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
That mass of rock and ice plunged about 800 metres onto a debris-covered glacier, before surging downhill, briefly damming the Lhende River.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Here’s a roundup of the summer’s standout albums—from pop and rock to jazz, roots music and the blues—as covered by the Journal’s critics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In other words, experts say, the real warning is about what is happening in the Himalayas - and what happens when water, rock, ice and enormous quantities of sediment suddenly combine.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Creator? Please remind Charlie that we’re not Duran Duran. We’re a heavy rock band.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Always swim near a lifeguard, Stay off rocks and Jetties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Vision 2030 was already a bit on the rocks, and they were already changing their priorities,” said Quilliam, referring to the ambitious economic and social change effort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
At first glance, stromatolites and their close relatives, microbial mats, can look like little more than dark, ancient rocks.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
"We have access to all the tunnels, but it's problematic to get inside, as there are rocks and sludge," Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha told reporters on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Of course not you. How could you break up rocks and carry them?”
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Advised to move to England, he rocked up at Leeds - via a trial at Sheffield Wednesday - in January 1991 and swiftly helped them clinch the First Division.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Ukraine has been rocked with many corruption scandals, the latest of which saw a presidential aide fired on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
One opposition lawmaker on Wednesday said Fedorov had rocked the establishment but predicted that his statement would likely have a limited effect politically since parliament had approved Zelensky’s defense minister and didn’t want further turbulence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Liliana Pérez Ocampo and her family escaped moments before their home was rocked by a 7.4 magnitude quake on Monday.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Nighthand rocked back, his head in his hands.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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So, yeah, if I may take a long time to get ready, ‘You’re rocking with what you’re rocking with; you can just get out of bed, literally wet your hair, and then go.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The couple have devised a low-wattage approach aimed at not rocking the boat in a bid to show that unshowy duty is what Britons want from their royal family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
"There was just a lot of rocking and confusion," she told the BBC's Newsday programme.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
When Julie Masino became Cracker Barrel’s CEO in 2023, she arrived with plans to modernize a restaurant chain known for breakfast, meatloaf, rocking chairs and a homespun atmosphere.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
She herself would not have minded having a rocking horse, but a rocking horse was not a good gift for a baby who could not yet sit up in the saddle.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Earth Science - Middle School
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