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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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Beatty was prompted to take on the Kennedy Center fight after she said the host muted her when she tried to object during the board’s first vote to rename the center in December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Under one scenario, a giant object struck Mars and blasted material into orbit.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

The inquest in Crook heard the building's owner, Peter Moody, was pulling up floorboards in the second floor living room when he saw an object wrapped in old brown paper.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Some may object that the court has lately made itself the indispensable man.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

The silver object in his hand hit the ground too and skittered across the floor, toward Jonah.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The section “Skeletal Embodiment,” in which all the featured garments and objects are shades of bleached bone, blanched coral and fossil gray, is simultaneously prehistoric and futuristic—a realm of deep time in both directions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

They have also recorded about 100,000 additional changes to the surface caused either by objects striking the Moon or by debris thrown outward during impacts.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The release includes incidents dating back to 1952, including footage filmed near Tremonton, Utah, by US Navy Chief Warrant Officer Delbert C. Newhouse, who reported seeing and filming a group of bright airborne objects.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The new simulations suggest those objects may actually be the missing piece of the puzzle.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

She had three accomplices arranged in the circle, a neighbor and two cousins, who also knocked when necessary, and rearranged objects in the dark.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

There hasn't been an explicit denial, but the Palace has objected in very strong terms to how Earl Spencer has presented the past.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Citadel Securities has objected to the SEC using innovation exemptions, arguing the agency should use a notice-and-comment process instead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Pugh called Regan’s response “offensive to the women” who she said objected to his behavior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Even pro-AI residents have objected to the furtive maneuvering around data centers.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

Her mailbox filled with letters from suffrage sympathizers who objected to picketing during the war.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Daniels has been criticized on social media for objecting to Pickett wearing No. 5, primarily because Burrows led LSU to a national title while Daniels did not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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

Some local officials and activists have begun to push back on data-center plans, objecting to the threat of utility cost increases and job losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Woods' lawyers can fight against the subpoena or legal order regarding prescription records by objecting to it within 10 days.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

Were they objecting to my referring to Brockway as Mister?

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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