boulder

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As Ryland works to translate Rocky’s language and build a system for the two to communicate, the bond formed between human and pentapedal boulder is palpable.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

He's perched on a boulder under a warm spring sun.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

A 14-year-old girl decorated a large boulder off Greenland’s coast with the letters: “U.S.A. OK.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

This idea helped explain why foams appear stable once formed, much like a boulder resting at the bottom of a valley.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

A gap in the fog had given her a clear view: she’d seen the stream rushing past a clump of spruce, and a big dark boulder hunched beside them.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver