boulder
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Homeowners in Dana Point are working to install emergency protection from the onslaught of waves, including a boulder barrier, according to the statement from the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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
"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
Taran sat down wearily on a boulder, his sword across his knees.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Greenpeace said that, external after dropping the two-tonne boulders, it had called "the authorities to tell them the coordinates of each placement, and they update maps to inform other vessels".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
In 2022, activists dropped 18 boulders off the coast of Cornwall.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
In another dry sauna, they heat boulders overnight so they emit heat continuously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Scientists had previously considered whether the asteroid's boulders might be extremely porous, with a soft, fluffy, or even sponge-like internal structure.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
The brown boulders covered in slippery seaweed looked like hairy trolls, and the medium stones shifted below us.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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