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In a cult classic 1976 film, The Bill Koch Experience, the star slaloms at perilous speed through low brush, dodges cows in a pasture, and also leaps off a boulder, only to tumble.
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Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
Goldsworthy had filled a gallery, wall to wall, with a sea of stones, ranging from pebbles to small boulders.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The memorial at the park includes a tree, bench, plaque and boulder.
—Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
The pivot could have been toward Morant or some other talent that some/all in that brain trust consortium identified as a piece to get the roster over the top, instead the ongoing Sisyphean task of pushing the boulder up the play-in mountain.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
Goldsworthy had filled a gallery, wall to wall, with a sea of stones, ranging from pebbles to small boulders.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The memorial at the park includes a tree, bench, plaque and boulder.
—Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
The pivot could have been toward Morant or some other talent that some/all in that brain trust consortium identified as a piece to get the roster over the top, instead the ongoing Sisyphean task of pushing the boulder up the play-in mountain.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Boulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulder. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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boulder
noun
boul·der
ˈbōl-dər 
: a large detached and rounded or worn mass of rock
Geographical Definition
Boulder
geographical name
Boul·der
ˈbōl-dər
city northwest of Denver in north central Colorado population 97,385
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