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Recent Examples of cabochonThere is also a cabochon moonstone dated 1913 on the exterior.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025 The inlay is protected within a metal bezel, per the campaign, beneath a protective glass dome cabochon.—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025 Pieces includes such exquisite gemstones as a 79 carat aquamarine, pink sapphires, tsavorites, cabochon rubellites and diamonds.—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 In bathrooms, glass tiles can serve as an alternative to traditional cabochon materials.—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cabochon
One of her favorite specimens was the rain beetle, a fuzzy scarab-like insect that can't feed as an adult, relying solely on fat stores from its larval stages.
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Christine Mai-Duc,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
The old elegance of my heart became as small
As a coffin carved for a scarab which lived
Three thousand years ago and died of sun
And scalpel, supernatural, but musical.
The findings may support another recent study, which uses ancient crystals of the mineral zircon—found in a different part of Western Australia—to suggest that pieces of Earth’s crust may have been melting back into the mantle around 3.35 billion years ago.
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Marissa Grunes,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
The operation in KwaZulu-Natal province is focused on extracting zircon, rutile, ilmenite, and titanium oxide — critical ingredients in products such as paint, sunscreen, and smartphones.
These oversized butterfly sunglasses protect your eyes from the sun while looking chic, and the rhinestone side accents give your look a little extra bling.
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Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
Plus, the single rhinestone on each nail gives this manicure just the right amount of bling.