granite
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A section of granite blocks, measuring roughly four meters high and six meters wide, appears unusually smooth and polished.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
US President Donald Trump has continued his makeover of the White House, adding a statue of Christopher Colombus and laying new black granite paving stones on the famed West Wing colonnade.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Windingbrook Developments has already started work to deliver Elvan House, named after the type of granite discovered on the site.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
In May 2025, Shannon “SJ” Joslin was among a group of climbers who ascended the El Capitan granite formation and hung a 55-foot-by-35-foot flag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
This wall is old, built of rough, square lumps of hewn granite, and it comes from the woods and goes back to the woods once more.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing granite
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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