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boulder

[bohl-der] / ˈboʊl dər /
NOUN
megalith
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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

Olympic rock climbing champion Toby Roberts - who won gold in the boulder and lead event at Paris 2024 - was also made an MBE on Tuesday.

From BBC May 5, 2026

"It's not a piece of dust, but it's not a meter-size boulder, either."

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

Even worse, if the boulder refused to become dislodged, it might drag the Mykali down to the bottom.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

It will use one of its ships to drop boulders onto the seabed creating physical barriers to restrict access.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

With parting the sea for “The Ten Commandments” and then the boulders coming down the hill during the rockslide?

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Stream engineering aims to improve habitats and water flow, for example by building dams or placing boulders in a stream, and these efforts have cost hundreds of millions of dollars over the years.

From Slate Apr. 28, 2026

Somehow, creaky tiled houses have been wedged here between enormous outcroppings of glacial boulders.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Then she turns, snapping pictures of the evergreen trees at our backs, the boulders we climbed across, the nearby tide pools.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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