Stones
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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To investigate the stones' journey, Curtin scientists used advanced mineral "fingerprinting" methods to study microscopic grains found in rivers near Salisbury Plain in southern England.
From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026
Michel reckons that, without the current system whereby hopefuls must collect 'running stones' by completing qualifying events, "it could be 100,000".
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023
If correct, the existence of zero in the stones’ inscriptions predates the findings of the Gwalior Indian claim by two centuries!
From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2022
"Almost everyone in the villages has family members who fled," she said, speaking over a dim sum meal of Cantonese delicacies with friends, a stones' throw from the gleaming headquarters of software giant Tencent.
From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2022
The ‘gold, silver, and precious stones’ are the solid and substantial verities which Paul and his friends were proclaiming.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Maclaren, Alexander
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