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[rok] / rɒk /




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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

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

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

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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