granite
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Above my grave, a granite headstone, measuring six feet by three feet, will be erected.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
Beneath its parasol of trees, the memorial remains the most tranquil of civic sites, welcoming visitors to pause on granite benches slightly elevated above a mosaic tiled floor meant to evoke a classical temple.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
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
The fat end of his tamping iron slips down into the hole and strikes the granite.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing granite
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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