monolith
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It’s a satisfying celebration for a cultural monolith.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
In the first experiment, the researchers placed a large crystal, known as the monolith, beside a regular rock of similar size.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Rousey has criticised how much the UFC pays its fighters, saying she wants to help "challenge the monolith" it has become.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
It was the lunar monolith in front of them that gently redirected their small vessel of life around the natural satellite and toward home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
To Melanie she looked like a miniature monolith, glowing with mystery.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Those willing to venture beyond the country’s tourist-choked cities will find unspoiled beaches, Unesco sites, stone monoliths and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
If the fish-trap hypothesis is the right one, then the lines of protruding monoliths would have also supported a "net" made of sticks and branches to catch fish as the tide retreated.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
Research shows there has been a sharp increase in the number of independent booksellers, even though monoliths like Amazon still reign supreme.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2024
We know that none of our communities are monoliths, and the politicians who want to represent us should be able to engage with these ideological differences and articulate why they exist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
Not like the rusting monoliths of the Accelerated Age, but still, it loomed over them.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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