set in stone
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The last verse of the song says it all: “You know that flag flying over the courthouse means certain things are set in stone / Who we are, what we’ll do and what we won’t.”
From Salon • May 28, 2026
“There was nothing set in stone, me being young and dumb,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
But how the refund process might play out — for businesses or consumers in or out of court— isn’t set in stone.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
But she urged ministers to act quickly, saying: "It must be remembered that it is just a consultation at this stage and nothing yet is set in stone".
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Choices, numberless as grains of sand, had layered and compressed, coalescing into sediment, then into rock, until all was set in stone.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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