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As glaciers retreat, they can leave behind expanding lakes held back by unstable deposits of rock and ice.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The senior running back and veritable rock star shredded the San Diego State defense with three touchdown runs of 8, 7 and 36 yards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

About 20 million metric tons of ice and rock traveled at a speed of over 120 miles an hour, according to an article published in the journal Nature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The K2-18b claim relied on possible atmospheric signatures detected from across interstellar distances, whereas the Martian case concerned a rock that could be studied directly and in much greater detail.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

Gingersnipes said, “And that’s great for you, rock belly, but you are a tortoise and Clare is a fox. Different, see? Foxes love their mothers, and tortoises throw themselves parties for simply being alive.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

As that molten mantle gradually cools, the first rocks to solidify contain relatively little silicon dioxide.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

They could then compare those results with lunar rocks returned to Earth from different locations by astronaut missions and unmanned spacecraft.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

With the slope so unstable, there was a risk of falling rocks and further avalanches.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

"Volcanic rocks can preserve a remarkably detailed record of geological processes," says Dr. Victor A. Piedrahita.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

"We will climb with ropes, will we not? I may not feel the fear of which I am accused, but I do not fancy a fall on those rocks all the same."

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Those who lived through the 9/11 attacks feel that the day rocked the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Earlier this year, another relationship brouhaha — this one dubbed “Scamanda” — hit Bravo’s “Summer House” after a secret romance between long-time cast members Amanda Batula and West Wilson rocked the friend group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

An elderly woman in a surgical mask rocked slightly as she prayed, eyes closed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Ukraine has been rocked with many corruption scandals, the latest of which saw a presidential aide fired on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

She opened her mouth as if to say something else, then crumpled the quilt close to her heart and rocked in place for a moment.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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

So, yeah, if I may take a long time to get ready, ‘You’re rocking with what you’re rocking with; you can just get out of bed, literally wet your hair, and then go.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Outbreaks of cyclospora are rocking every corner of the produce industry as many consumers avoid supermarkets’ fresh produce aisles and cut back on visits to some salad-heavy chains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

"There was just a lot of rocking and confusion," she told the BBC's Newsday programme.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Uncle Kufa entered to find Grandmother rocking back and forth on her knees.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer