boulder
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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
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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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