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Some boulders are decorated with petroglyphs older than all of our leading presidential candidates put together.
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Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Big rock boulders placed down by Orange County Transporation Authority line the beach in San Clemente, where the rail line is at risk from the sea.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
In a brief hiccup in the weather, the sun comes out from behind a moving boulder of black clouds, and its warmth is regenerative.
—Emily Zebel, Longreads, 23 May 2024
While in that part of the state, Hendricks donned a wetsuit and went underwater to capture life in the Savage River — a brook trout foraging among boulders for aquatic insects; minnows devouring a caterpillar; a wood turtle, a crayfish and the large salamander known as the Eastern hellbender.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
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Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Big rock boulders placed down by Orange County Transporation Authority line the beach in San Clemente, where the rail line is at risk from the sea.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
In a brief hiccup in the weather, the sun comes out from behind a moving boulder of black clouds, and its warmth is regenerative.
—Emily Zebel, Longreads, 23 May 2024
While in that part of the state, Hendricks donned a wetsuit and went underwater to capture life in the Savage River — a brook trout foraging among boulders for aquatic insects; minnows devouring a caterpillar; a wood turtle, a crayfish and the large salamander known as the Eastern hellbender.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Boulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulder. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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boulder
noun
boul·der
ˈbōl-dər 
: a large detached and rounded or worn mass of rock
Geographical Definition
Boulder
geographical name
Boul·der
ˈbōl-dər
city northwest of Denver in north central Colorado population 97,385
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