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object

[ob-jikt, -jekt, uhb-jekt] / ˈɒb dʒɪkt, -dʒɛkt, əbˈdʒɛkt /


NOUN
aim, recipient
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Some people may object and say they have indeed received free advice from their brokerage — they have called up and talked to a representative, or met with somebody at a local branch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

They also revealed that observers see the object from a nearly pole-on perspective.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

But the residents of Nodaway County, Mo., are answering rationally when they object to the proposed data center he describes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

McMahon said parents should be able to object when they believe AI isn’t helping their children, while acknowledging schools are still learning what effective AI education looks like.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

Weightlessness is caused by the fact that an object in orbit is essentially in a free fall.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

By studying these events at different distances, the researchers found that more distant objects appeared to be receding faster.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

The company is also betting big on artificial intelligence for real-world objects like robots, cars and drones—and China is emerging as a major customer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Snake-oil salesmen, reptile traffickers, unidentified flying objects and Robin Hood: These are all part of Zach St. George’s account of the eccentric Australian men who changed how we name earth’s creatures.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

In 1947 a pilot reported unusual airborne objects near Mount Rainier in Washington state.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

I am able to see all around me now, not just sense the presence of objects.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Public opinion on the reservoir has been split - some have objected to using the site for water, fearing high environmental costs from the destruction of ancient woodlands.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Some families who objected to those policies helped fuel explicitly Christian scouting alternatives.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

Others objected to a scene in the advertisement in which the actor also ties a rakhi on her pet dog.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

With Columbia, Ms. Van Erem objected that draft findings implicated protected speech.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

In Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, for example, opponents of the Constitution objected to the implicit acceptance of slavery’s persistence, represented by the three-fifths clause and the twenty-year extension of the slave trade.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

According to minutes from a Thursday hearing on the matter, Rockwell concluded that, to the extent the measure’s backers object to that language, they are objecting to “the provisions of the measure itself.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

The visibly frail politician was objecting to state lawyers being appointed to represent him when he fell, prompting prison guards to rush him to hospital.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

While objecting to the subpoenas in court, the company simultaneously convinced the DOJ to drop the case, he said.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

South Carolina State University President Alexander Conyers commended the students for objecting “in a manner that reflects the importance of civic engagement and respectful discourse.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

“What do you know about him?” asked Laurie, grateful for the good advice, but objecting to the lecture, and glad to turn the conversation from himself after his unusual outbreak.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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