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object

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


NOUN
aim, recipient
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The defendants on trial in France have been charged with criminal conspiracy and intent to commit an offence, while some of them are also charged with theft of an exhibited cultural object.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

For example, object 2017 OF201 has an orbital period of about 24,000 years.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

He sends warships to distant waters—the intended object of the message shrugs.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

He is gazing neither directly at us nor at the object he is holding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Here,” she says over breakfast, handing me a small object.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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