stone

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In class, we arrive at “Slouching Towards Bethlehem,” and my students’ quiet fascination with Didion turns to stone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Bottle bio: Another Rías Baixas Albariño, this comes from Galicia, Spain, and has flavors of white peach, citrus peel, chamomile, wet stone and sea spray.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The building features giant stone letters on the top spelling out part of a speech that Obama gave in 2015 in Selma, Alabama, the cradle of the civil rights movement.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

It said the shift was "driven by economic pragmatism and evolving values, with 40% of couples stating it is specifically important that their stone be lab grown".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Glancing up, he saw with a start that his fingers were a hair’s breadth away from a large splayed hand that had been hammer-etched deep into the stone.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver