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artifact

[ahr-tuh-fakt] / ˈɑr təˌfækt /






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The novel became an artifact of the contemporary moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

And for posterity, his “Experimental Telephone” can be found at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American as an artifact of American enterprise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

But they only want him as an AI chatbot or an artifact of banger memes; they don’t want to live in his reality.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

This has turned sea silk into a historical artifact rather than a living craft, with only tiny amounts produced today by a small number of artisans.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

The gym was turned into a giant museum, with everyone’s Egyptian artifact displayed on a table with a little caption card explaining what the thing was.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio




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