onyx
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A client’s fingers might clutch a smooth black onyx, or a jagged rose quartz, or tissues.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
On a sunny January morning in Florida, Donald Trump went shopping for marble and onyx for his new White House ballroom.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
But greater impact, we see, was made by the German pavilion designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich using Roman travertine, green marble, onyx and glass, ushering in architecture’s International Style.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
The property was “designed for luxurious living and unforgettable entertaining” thanks to its “soaring ceilings, intricate ironwork, natural stone accents, and dramatic statement features like a floor-to-ceiling backlit onyx fireplace,” according to the listing.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025
One was ivory, the other onyx, and it seemed to Areo Hotah as if the two of them were fighting.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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