monolith
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Recognizing that China isn’t a monolith, Deng Xiaoping’s “Reform and Opening Up” didn’t attempt to transform China’s entire economy at once.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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
If approved, three powerful ruling Arab-Muslim royal families from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar would become part-owners of a U.S. media monolith that includes CNN and HBO.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
To Melanie she looked like a miniature monolith, glowing with mystery.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
All-night broadcasting had not been proven as a business model in an industry dominated nationally by corporate monoliths like ABC, NBC and CBS, where news programming was something that happened on a set schedule.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Prehistoric burial mounds, monoliths and ceremonial sites had long inspired wonder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 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
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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