boulder
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"It was just timing. The boulder that actually took Jack, it could have gone in a week's time, a year's time - it just happened to go then and there."
From BBC ● May 26, 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
The Zunis rained stones down on the invaders; one well-aimed boulder struck Coronado’s helmet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
"It's not a piece of dust, but it's not a meter-size boulder, either."
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
But the boulder adventure was far from over.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Videos showed men using phone torches to search for survivors beneath boulders, sand and collapsed tents.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Greenpeace has dropped nine boulders off the east coast of England to create a barrier that disrupts bottom trawling by fishing vessels.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The asteroid's boulders might contain far more empty space than scientists had assumed, allowing them to lose heat faster than ordinary solid rocks.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
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
Ahead rose a number of high boulders and he warily guided the Crochan past them.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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