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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

On game days, former players said, the menu was practically set in stone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 15, 2026

If the Chargers were a home, general manager Joe Hortiz and coach Jim Harbaugh are in agreement: its foundation is set in stone.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 15, 2026

While scientists expect more records to be broken in the years ahead, they emphasise that the future impacts of climate change are not set in stone.

From BBC Jan. 13, 2026

But the final numbers were hardly set in stone.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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