marbles
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In the tests, the team dropped marbles into sand that contained scattered pieces of painted gravel representing boulders on Dimorphos.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results, England have collectively lost their marbles and their wickets.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
You must sort these marbles by color within the test tubes.
From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024
Flat glass marbles on the fire extinguisher “body” glittered in the sunlight.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024
Dimple’s eyes were now flat marbles behind her glasses.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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