granite
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US President Donald Trump has continued his makeover of the White House, adding a statue of Christopher Colombus and laying new black granite paving stones on the famed West Wing colonnade.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
The data matched what scientists would expect from a massive granite body hidden below the ice.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026
In May 2025, Shannon “SJ” Joslin was among a group of climbers who ascended the El Capitan granite formation and hung a 55-foot-by-35-foot flag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
But they don’t detect a brief touch on the granite itself.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Nikita Khrushchev and other top officials watched from atop the red granite mausoleum holding the bodies of the former Soviet leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing granite
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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