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marble

[mahr-buhl] / ˈmɑr bəl /
ADJECTIVE
of or like marble
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According to the property listing, the residence features imported marble, hardwood flooring, intricate millwork, architectural columns, and three fireplaces.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Inside the marble ballroom of the Las Vegas–ready restaurant on Long Island, the award ceremony flies by as I work my way through a plate of samosas and nurse a mango lassi.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

Below, a circle of polished black granite set within green marble mirrors the dome — a reference to Albuquerque’s 1989 public artwork, “Site, Memory, Reflection,” and to the architecture of her Tunisian childhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

If Earth behaved like a completely solid blue marble, its center of mass would line up with its geometric center.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The headquarters of the United States Pension Office is a redbrick building with massive marble columns marching abreast a soaring atrium in the middle.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Houdon’s marbles of Jefferson and Washington have had monumental afterlives, impacting depictions of presidents from the Lincoln Memorial to Mount Rushmore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

"The other founders refused to turn the keys of artificial intelligence over to one person," Savitt continued, adding: "When they refused to let OpenAI be absorbed" Musk "took his marbles and went home."

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

But Lee marbles other theories and indictments into his meat concerning the privilege of extreme emotion and behavioral honesty.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

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

He hid his marbles and jack-knife and wouldn’t let anyone touch his story books.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

"When a dam blocks stream passage, threatened and endangered salmon suffer; when forests with nesting trees for marbled murrelets are logged, threatened murrelets slide closer to extinction," the complaint said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

A report from Earthjustice estimates that expanded oil drilling in California could threaten five marine species including humpback whales, sea otters, leatherback sea turtles, marbled murrelets and wild salmon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

Ralf Rangnick's team will bring a touch of cosmopolitan sophistication to this summer's tournament in a marbled away shirt that's been designed as a nod to the country's cafe culture.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

So said Pope Leo XIV to ambassadors from around the world in a marbled hall above the main entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026

He had a well-trimmed beard, marbled gray and black like a storm cloud.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

“A5 Wagyu has more fat, which you see from the marbling inside. That’s what determines the highest grade.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Turkey's home strip features a marbled pattern, inspired by the Turkish paper marbling art of Ebru.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

All of these pieces have dramatic warps, waves, marbling and imperfections that make them unique and add to their beauty and history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

The psychedelic swirls of the marbling infinity puzzles might seem daunting, he added, but there are zones of color that lead the way, one piece to the next.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

Overhead, the golden streaks marbling the clouds tarnished first to bronze, then to indigo.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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