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"He wouldn't throw a stone at a dog when he was a kid," she says.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

First came the phone calls: the kayaker alerted activists, who informed the state, which dispatched a team of investigators to inspect the stone structure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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

The congressional calendar is not set in stone, and there may be a change in the number of days one or both houses will be in session in July and August.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

The rock that formed this side of the gap was not, as she had thought, a part of the cave itself, but merely a tongue of stone that jutted from the earth floor.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

"We show that enculturated chimpanzees can distinguish crystals from other stones," said lead author Prof Juan Manuel García-Ruiz, an Ikerbasque Research Professor on crystallography at the Donostia International Physics Center in San Sebastián.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

Archaeologists have uncovered crystals at numerous sites containing Homo remains, suggesting that early human relatives deliberately collected these unusual stones as far back as 780,000 years ago.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

That includes Rabban Aalam, who loads crushed stones for transport to construction sites on the outskirts of New Delhi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Those who view IPOs as stepping stones to great wealth, as it turns out, are making a category error.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

There had to be something that only he could give, and he was so desperate for the stones.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

The costumes are shining because the seamstress stoned them.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2025

The British ambassador registered a protest, the American Embassy in Paris was stoned, and Canada sued the United States for over $386,000.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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

They then spent the night under the stars at Muzdalifah, halfway between Arafat and Mina, where they collected pebbles for the stoning.

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

Billy notes that others in Scripture also demonstrate the need for forgiveness, whether it’s Joseph in the book of Genesis or Stephen during his stoning recorded in the New Testament book of Acts.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 9, 2023

My mother left China in the winter of 1939, almost six months after the stoning, and arrived in New York Harbor in January, 1940.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston