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boulder

[bohl-der] / ˈboʊl dər /
NOUN
megalith
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Cycle in the jungle Rent a bike on the largely car-free island of La Digue and ride along jungle paths, ending at world-famous boulder beaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

He also provided entertainment, including a child playing Beethoven on piano outside the boulder, for people who flocked to the conventions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

"It was just timing. The boulder that actually took Jack, it could have gone in a week's time, a year's time - it just happened to go then and there."

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

Larger incoming objects, such as boulder sized rocks that create especially bright flashes, are known as bolides or fireballs.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

What I’d assumed was a boulder was really the giant folk hero sitting against a tree trunk.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

That was the case with hydraulic mining in the West, which involved aiming a torrent of water under high pressure to blast away soil and boulders to expose the underlying gold veins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Soon they’d fill with water, and with what writer McPhee called “rock porridge,” a cold rolling lava of mud and debris and boulders the size of Volkswagens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Abandoning the vehicle, the group clambered up the rocky mountainside, grabbing onto boulders and grass to haul themselves up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Once rescuers knew where the power stations were, Dix said they could then decide the best way to access them, which typically involves digging and "blasting boulders".

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

And now, as we’re climbing back across the boulders and driftwood logs, I feel the muscles around my knee burn and tighten.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day


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