hardened
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Some of these cores at the Northern Territory Geological Survey are mudstone – a type of sedimentary rock formed from hardened seafloor mud.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
Across the surrounding countryside, seepages resemble miniature volcanoes overflowing with crude and leaving hardened black trails.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Even the most hardened boxing fan could have been forgiven for switching off.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Amid statues and posters of the Virgen de Guadalupe was a rosary that a man had made of hardened bread during his months in an immigration detention facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
She tugged and pulled and scratched, but it was like the gold had all melded to the floor and hardened together.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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