quarrying
noun
quar·ry·ing
ˈkwȯr-ē-iŋ 
ˈkwär-
: the business, occupation, or act of extracting useful material (such as building stone) from quarries
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A week into the blockade, Davis announced plans to put the migrants—many of them imprisoned in penitentiaries far from the state line—to work, assigning them to unpaid, forced manual labor like quarrying rock, sand and gravel for public projects.
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Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
Other major industries — mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; construction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; financial activities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services — were flat.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
We are especially persuaded by the long history of quarrying that has taken place on the property, the property's lack of use for other purposes, and Mr. Krasinski's agreement with BC Investors' position.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Tilcon Connecticut, the company that was at the center of a major controversy eight years ago over gravel quarrying in central Connecticut, has come under fire from Plainville residents for its newest quarry expansion proposal.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
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Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
Other major industries — mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; construction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; financial activities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services — were flat.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
We are especially persuaded by the long history of quarrying that has taken place on the property, the property's lack of use for other purposes, and Mr. Krasinski's agreement with BC Investors' position.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Tilcon Connecticut, the company that was at the center of a major controversy eight years ago over gravel quarrying in central Connecticut, has come under fire from Plainville residents for its newest quarry expansion proposal.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Quarrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarrying. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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