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But Judaism also refuses to equate self-protection with emotional petrification.
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Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
One wonders at what point a company’s petrification of obsolescence risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
—Sloane Crosley, Wired News, 18 Dec. 2025
The result is both visually and scientifically striking—many of the logs maintain their original external form through petrification while the interior structure is lost.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022
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Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
One wonders at what point a company’s petrification of obsolescence risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
—Sloane Crosley, Wired News, 18 Dec. 2025
The result is both visually and scientifically striking—many of the logs maintain their original external form through petrification while the interior structure is lost.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022
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“Petrification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petrification. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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petrification
noun
pet·ri·fi·ca·tion
ˌpe-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
Medical Definition
petrification
noun
pet·ri·fi·ca·tion
ˌpe-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən
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