boulder
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Having squandered the good-will created by Sam Ryder's success, the BBC delegation now has the tricky task of pushing the boulder back up the hill.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
"It's not a piece of dust, but it's not a meter-size boulder, either."
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
In her first picture, she stood in a one-piece on a boulder, smiling, a waterfall pummeling behind her.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Like any sensible American trying to move a boulder up a hill, he has lawyers on call.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
What I’d assumed was a boulder was really the giant folk hero sitting against a tree trunk.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Vocabulary lists containing boulder
"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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