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monolith

[mon-uh-lith] / ˈmɒn ə lɪθ /


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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

Sprouting eyes, wings, beaks, the slender monolith seemingly rotates and billows as it rises.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Metallica has set its debut “Life Burns Faster” residency at the mind-bending audio-visual monolith for Oct.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2026

However, “the software market is trading like a monolith and investors are largely not differentiating risk profiles, competitive positioning and fundamentals of specific companies,” Bhatia noted.

From MarketWatch Feb. 17, 2026

Formann’s Department Store was a tan art deco monolith.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

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

The monoliths that form the basis of the wall are similar to - but predate - the famous menhirs that dot the Brittany countryside and are associated with the Neolithic culture.

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

All around them, crooked monoliths of earth and ice burst upward, as if the ground were coming to life.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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