marbles
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In the tests, the team dropped marbles into sand that contained scattered pieces of painted gravel representing boulders on Dimorphos.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
Before you scream, burst out laughing, or think I have lost my marbles, of course, there are very big differences between them.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results, England have collectively lost their marbles and their wickets.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
In Ball Sort Puzzle, you are shown a screen featuring several test tubes that contain marbles of various colors.
From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024
I shrugged, and she hissed, “I’m not staying in this house and playing marbles with Peach Pit all afternoon!”
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles