stones

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Liou and her gardener helped Lee install it and build a bioswale to catch rainwater, using stones from Valley Builders Supply and some larger rocks from Bourget Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"Unlike stones, wooden objects need special conditions to survive over long periods of time," says Dr. Annemieke Milks, a leading expert in early wooden tools.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Still, through it all, some Walterboro residents refuse to join the mob now casting stones at a woman they have known since she was a girl.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Drake’s always been a bully, throwing stones from his frigid fortress of solitude and hiding his hand in a diamond-encrusted glove he won at auction.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

An egg hard-boiled for one pocket, another for his hand, a pile of stones.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff