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stones

NOUN
carbuncle
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A thief who was stealing a 300-year-old wall piece by piece was caught when a man put a tracking device in one of the stones.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

“Throughout the night, the beasts rained massive stones upon the structure, pounded its walls, and stomped the roof,” Chuck Thompson recounts in “Sasquatch Country.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Quince offers both lab-grown and natural stones which come with a grading report, the aforementioned return policy and a warranty.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Living shorelines, such as those along the Orange and San Diego county coasts, involve piling sand atop boulders or smaller stones and covering the berms with vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

“We are not far now from where the stones lie. Why, they are simply up those cliffs, and through the caverns. But if I am to guide you there, I cannot do so in chains.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny


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