granite
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"Pay for kids to become electricians, pay for apprenticeships for real skills that we need. Our granite heritage is falling apart."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
At the White House, a historic rose garden conceived by Jacqueline Kennedy was paved over, and its adjoining colonnade refurbished with black granite and gilded presidential portraits.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Second, a granite headstone, measuring six feet by three feet, will be erected.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
The biggest test could come on the second day of Hajj, when pilgrims gather for prayer and repentance at Mount Arafat, a granite hill and surrounding plains at the edge of Mecca.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The summit was sun-warmed granite, hot to the touch, but there was a wisp of breeze—the first in days—and I found a shady spot beneath a disused fire tower.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing granite
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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