rock
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An up-and-down start hit rock bottom this weekend when a loss to the lowly Cardinals dropped Los Angeles’s record to 2-4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Geese had an atypical, if kind of old-fashioned, run on the hype train for a young rock band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Bloom Energy and several other energy stocks related to the AI trade are sinking as debt concerns rock the AI sector.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The stand bearing his name was emblazoned with a 'CTID' - City 'Til I Die - mosaic, while the build-up to kick-off saw a display of fireworks and pyrotechnics worthy of several rock concerts.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
I bit my lip as I looked at the makeshift rock wall the Union soldiers had erected at the top of the hill.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Martian meteorites are extremely rare, but like all space rocks that fall to our planet, they become contaminated as soon as they get here, mixing with the air, dust, soil and water.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Foreign objects were also discovered in their stomachs, including feathers, large rocks and flecks that appear to be paint – objects Shedd believes were ingested before they were moved to Chicago.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The break created a wall of water and rocks that shot across the intersection of Kenya Street and Vanalden Avenue, according to CBSNews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The researchers examined the chemical compositions of three types of lunar rock: anorthosites, Mg-suite rocks, and mare basalts.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Its rocks are black and sharp and its cliffs are steep.”
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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Some 130 French high schools remained closed on Monday, the education ministry said, with authorities hoping the protest movement that has rocked the nation in recent weeks would ease ahead of half-term holidays.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Among recent cases where authors allegedly used AI, the most high-profile is that of Haitian-Canadian author Thelyson Orelien, which has rocked the French-language literary world.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Sept. 30 announcement should have rocked the energy world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"The 114 guilty verdicts that rocked football," is how the i Weekend describes it.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Some of its walls had collapsed, and its flimsy roof rocked side to side with the waves, but it was still standing.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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Bad things happen when good people stand by and say nothing, even if they are trying to avoid rocking the boat, fear upsetting people or risk ruining a relationship.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Also offered: a straw maze, pumpkin decorating, a petting zoo, giant rocking horses, slides and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Claims that Canadian-Haitian writer Thelyson Orelien used AI tools to write his best-selling debut novel are rocking the French literary world and posing questions about how AI can be detected.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
The scene where Harris approached a captured bug, rocking an ankle-length black trench coat with his blonde hair in a close crew cut, was the closest “Troopers” came to clubbing the audience in the ribs.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
I asked, dropping the petticoat beside my rocking chair and getting to my feet.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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Earth Science - Middle School
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