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stone

[stohn] / stoʊn /


NOUN
small hard seed
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Know that “Stranger Things” warmed my cold stone heart when Dustin sang a rendition of “The NeverEnding Story” theme while his friends were being chased by a gigantic Mind Flayer.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026

The Riemann Hypothesis, often considered the most difficult and important problem in all of mathematics, would serve as a Rosetta stone revealing the secrets of the primes.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

The family lost everything including baby photos, Missi’s grandmother’s art and the stone urn that contained her late father’s ashes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

It took several months for Ginger to recover from the operation to remove the kidney stone.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

The stink got stronger as he followed the tunnel, hearing nothing but his own breathing, seeing nothing but glimpses of glistening red stone.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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