stone
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Ward stressed "no stone is left unturned" when it comes to talent identification, even if it does not always come off.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The study may also help explain why the construction of megalithic tombs and other massive stone monuments came to an end across Europe during roughly the same period.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
Still, nothing is set in stone when it comes to inflation and the Fed’s path for interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Kerewin Holmes is a part-Maori artist, asexual and autonomous, who lives in a tall stone tower she built herself overlooking the sea on New Zealand’s South Island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
On its ancient smoothness six stone claws had been arranged in a spiral, with a gap where the Walker had snatched the seventh.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
On a recent scorching afternoon, he stood on top of a truck, leveling out the stones with a shovel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“We are alone, men by ourselves picking up stones, beams, totally alone,” Sillie recounted on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The small nocturnal arachnid has been nicknamed the ballista spider after the ancient Roman siege weapon that launched bolts and stones using stored tension.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
But some opt for less physically demanding escapism in the form of "congklak" -- a counting game using seeds or stones -- or "bola bekel", similar to jacks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Outside I picked up two stones, one triangular and one perfectly round.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Muslim faithful ritually stoned the devil on Wednesday in the climactic ceremony of a hajj pilgrimage held in intense heat and against the backdrop of a war that has plunged the wealthy Gulf into crisis.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
The first Sunday service after the arrests, streamed from pastors outside the mainland, included a meditation on the biblical account of Stephen, the first-century disciple stoned to death for his faith.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
“I have been convicted and sacrificed and crucified and stoned without a trial and without the option to defend myself.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025
"I am humbled yet again and reminded that I am human and I have flaws, but I will not stand by as I am stoned by those who have flaws themselves."
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023
The last rolling thunder of the avalanche stoned down about his ears, not touching him.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
Jackson’s lottery stoning takes place on a sunny June day, in contrast to the apocalyptic storm’s nighttime arrival on “Widow’s Bay,” forcing everyone into an underground shelter.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
It reenacts the Prophet Abraham's stoning of the devil at three places where Satan is said to have tried to dissuade him from obeying God's command to sacrifice his son Ishmael.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
What’s funny about the inspiration is that I had a whole ’nother outfit planned, and with the help of a friend, she’s stoning some things for me, but that didn’t come through today.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2025
Men often shave their heads after completing the ritual stoning of pillars representing the devil, and women cut a lock of hair as a sign of renewal.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
“Well, he did. And it’s stood all this time and not a single scratch to it. Not until you started stoning it.”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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