relic
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Nearly 200 years on, the kitchen is not just a relic but is still in use.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
He returned to RCA with “Emergence,” a mellow record designed to follow King’s “Tapestry” onto the radio, but that airplay never materialized: Sedaka was still seen as a relic of the early ’60s.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
What a relic, which wasn’t intended to manage a trade deficit per se.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
“Friday” has become a relic of pop, virality and how we once used the internet.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026
People around him moved on, but Smith stayed where he was for a little longer, quietly becoming a relic.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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