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Which term, borrowed from French, describes a small, interesting object?

object

[ob-jikt, -jekt, uhb-jekt] / ΛˆΙ’b dΚ’Ιͺkt, -dΚ’Ι›kt, Ι™bˈdΚ’Ι›kt /


NOUN
aim, recipient
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He said the administration failed to give the outlets proper notice or opportunity to object to the ban.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The saint is revered by Brazil's Catholics but is not recognized as an object of worship by its growing evangelical population.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The object at the center of the dispute was Molly, a mechanical yellow bird mounted on the store’s wall and used in its magic shows.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

But “Club Kid” is so assured and heartwarming that you can’t muster the energy to object.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

How could mere human beings lift such a large and heavy object?

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

In footage analysed by the BBC, it is clear that objects, including plastic chairs, are thrown, but we have no evidence that they included stones.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

In a typical black widow binary, the strong contrast between the masses of the two objects produces a distinctive motion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

When play resumed 15 minutes later, supporters in the south stand again threw objects on to the field and the referee abandoned play with the game goalless.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The exhibition of more than 180 objects unfolds over three floors, with the first bringing us into the early moviegoing experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Only after racing to calculate the trajectories of the fragments could Air Force personnel report that the flying objects were not coming over the North Pole toward American cities.

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

Some members were rumored to have objected to Friedman’s policy proposals in his “ ‘careless’ commentaries in his magazine columns.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Unlike Greenland, no countries objected to their joining the U.S.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Pike's legal team had previously objected to the execution IV protocol, saying it would have caused needless suffering due to her small veins and a blood condition.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Fires have burned in the streets as high school pupils and others objected to a lack of teachers, overcrowded classrooms and run-down buildings.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Jonathan’s father’s friend objected, shaking his head violently.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

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

Ruth said her brothers are objecting and have threatened to sue Ruth over their potential inheritance and custody of the remains.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 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

Environmentalists had opposed the relief road - objecting to the impact on nature sites along the Gwent Levels.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

Eventually objecting to Seybert’s spirit “mania,” Maggie resigned and returned to rented rooms in New York.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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