stone

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Several other strains of the bacteria exist and can infect other host plants, including citrus, stone fruits, almonds, oleander and some shade trees, according to the California Pierce’s Disease Control Program.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Returning to the front, we seem to watch the figure emerge from the stone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Finally, like the icing on a cake, the team rolled stone chips into the top of the asphalt.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Their goal was to determine exactly where the stone came from and whether glaciers could have carried it southward during the last Ice Age.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

It’s where I might find the stone tooth.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver