outcropping
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The traditional three-pointed-star hood ornament is reduced to a mere outcropping in a sea of monograms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
On a rocky outcropping she called the Peak, Goodall made her first important observation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
Let’s say you’re out on some rugged outcropping and you need to jump on your jackhammer for a few minutes.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2024
It is a six-acre, dome-shaped outcropping that is tricky to reach and even trickier to explore.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
Callaway stopped beside a large outcropping of rocks at the base of the mountain and turned to the security patrol.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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