remnants

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I mean, there’s the Hollywood sign, which I think is so telling, because it’s the remnants of a real estate venture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

India in the last two years stepped up its campaign against the last remnants of the Naxalite rebellion, named after the village in the Himalayan foothills where the Maoist-inspired insurgency began nearly six decades ago.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Reason magazine calls it the “lost remnants of a pre-vibe-shift culture, the last vestige of a fully woke world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Among the first remnants of the building to be dismantled is a 'floating' chimney stack still attached to the adjoining block, several storeys above ground.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The longer she stared at the candle’s sizzling remnants, the harder it became to ignore the question forming in the back of her mind.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray