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boulder

[bohl-der] / ˈboʊl dər /
NOUN
megalith
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Cycle in the jungle Rent a bike on the largely car-free island of La Digue and ride along jungle paths, ending at world-famous boulder beaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Michael Koman, the show’s other creator, adds: “Generally, running a newspaper is like pushing a boulder uphill.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

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

Behind them, a giant cylindrical boulder was gleaming as brightly as the towers in the valley.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Soon they’d fill with water, and with what writer McPhee called “rock porridge,” a cold rolling lava of mud and debris and boulders the size of Volkswagens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Gantry cranes were washed away, silt and boulders jammed the headworks, and floodwaters entered the power house, knocking the plant offline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

"There's boulders bigger than houses - I've never seen that before in my life. It's just an extraordinary operation," the former head of the International Tunnelling Association said.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Once rescuers knew where the power stations were, Dix said they could then decide the best way to access them, which typically involves digging and "blasting boulders".

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Gentoo penguins and elephant seals ogled them as they began clambering over boulders along the shore.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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