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boulder

[bohl-der] / ˈboʊl dər /
NOUN
megalith
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He also provided entertainment, including a child playing Beethoven on piano outside the boulder, for people who flocked to the conventions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

I watch my 10 year old daughter Zena races through heather nearby, building boulder bridges over a cold stream, clinging to my brother as the Etive Mòr and Black Mount mountains rise behind them.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Glassock describes the facilitator’s job as pushing a boulder: “It’s hardest when it’s yet to move,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Larger incoming objects, such as boulder sized rocks that create especially bright flashes, are known as bolides or fireballs.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

As Ellidyr swung his blade again, Taran lost his footing and toppled from the boulder.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

Living shorelines, such as those along the Orange and San Diego county coasts, involve piling sand atop boulders or smaller stones and covering the berms with vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

As the waves bashed the coast this week, boulders smashed into the piles of Mitchell Leib’s Malibu home, plucking them like a “guitar string” and shaking his house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Once rescuers knew where the power stations were, Dix said they could then decide the best way to access them, which typically involves digging and "blasting boulders".

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Photographs shared by the disaster office showed workers wading through churned mud and navigating vast boulders left by the floods.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

In order to carry out further excavations, the boulders had to be removed somehow.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler


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