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
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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