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rock

[rok] / rɒk /




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I love the funky rock ‘n’ roll vibe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

"We can image right through these airtight containers to visualize the shape and internal structure of the rock that's inside."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

US and Chinese space agencies have also been vying to be the first to return rock samples from the surface of Mars back to Earth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

"You were on our bowling teams, our barbershop quartets, our dad rock cover bands," said Homer.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“And for the last time, every rock band has its one pop hit to help propel them to superstardom.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Plans for a house designed to look like rocks on a famous Yorkshire moor have been approved.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Foreign objects were also discovered in their stomachs, including feathers, large rocks and flecks that appear to be paint – objects Shedd believes were ingested before they were moved to Chicago.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

For the first time, scientists could directly compare rocks collected from both lunar hemispheres.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The break created a wall of water and rocks that shot across the intersection of Kenya Street and Vanalden Avenue, according to CBSNews.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Sean’s brother Long Liam was lugging rocks around the side of the house.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Before Cornell could implement many of those changes, the campus would be rocked again in October 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Some 130 French high schools remained closed on Monday, the education ministry said, with authorities hoping the protest movement that has rocked the nation in recent weeks would ease ahead of half-term holidays.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Lessons were suspended at hundreds of French high schools on Monday, as part of a wave of student protest over learning conditions that have rocked the European nation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

He rebelled as a teen who rocked out to AC/DC and Quiet Riot, moving out of the family’s house after a fight with his father.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Back and forth, I rocked my heels in the soft dirt near the water’s edge.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

Bad things happen when good people stand by and say nothing, even if they are trying to avoid rocking the boat, fear upsetting people or risk ruining a relationship.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

"It forces the person to perhaps feel like they're rocking back and forth for that brief moment when the speed of the car suddenly changes," says Hac.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Claims that Canadian-Haitian writer Thelyson Orelien used AI tools to write his best-selling debut novel are rocking the French literary world and posing questions about how AI can be detected.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

The scene where Harris approached a captured bug, rocking an ankle-length black trench coat with his blonde hair in a close crew cut, was the closest “Troopers” came to clubbing the audience in the ribs.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Opal was rocking back and forth again, lifting the floorboards.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff


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