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

Sculpted into the eastern landscape, a series of stone terraces with a bluestone bar directly overlook Greenwich Cove and the vast protected expanse of Greenwich Point Park.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

His brother Manoj Singh, a stone cutter, had been hoping to follow him to sea -- a plan he has since abandoned.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Reform UK candidate Robert Kenyon, a councillor and self-employed plumber who came second to Labour in 2024, said Makerfield "isn't a stepping stone" for him.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Luckily the Hub, the main building where all the Glitch equipment was housed, wasn’t far, and we were hurling ourselves up its wide stone steps within minutes.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin