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granite

[gran-it] / ˈgræn ɪt /


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There stood an imposing granite structure, designed under French’s supervision by shingle-style modernist Bruce Price, that harmonized perfectly with the park wall and cobblestoned sidewalk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

A section of granite blocks, measuring roughly four meters high and six meters wide, appears unusually smooth and polished.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 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

Park on the west end of the parking lot to access the decomposed granite path leading to the 1.17-acre habitat garden.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Each morning they would bring the rocks from the mountains; each day the builder would lay the granite blocks upon the previous layer.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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