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

object

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


NOUN
aim, recipient
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“For every object we find, millions of others remain missing,” Sam Kean writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

She worries about an inflationary psychology in an economy where investment by AI hyperscalers has become relentless, making cost no object.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Ryanair subsequently said the window may have been damaged by a foreign object.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 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

In fact, Duane could well imagine an object so heavy because he was currently buckling under the weight of the heavy table.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Foreign objects were also discovered in their stomachs, including feathers, large rocks and flecks that appear to be paint – objects Shedd believes were ingested before they were moved to Chicago.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Paintings of everyday objects make a case for the painter as a daring proponent of Op Art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Numerous ritual and decorative objects from the Jewish Museum’s own collection are joined by loans from other institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Finding these distant objects requires a different approach from studying them in detail.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Along with washing our bodies, they were employed for cleaning all types of objects.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

He also objected to reductions in tariffs on so-called derivative products—finished products made of steel and aluminum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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's IV protocol, saying it would have caused needless suffering due to her small veins and a blood condition.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The report said that Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi objected to several decisions which were taken without their knowledge.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

She looked so distressed that Gregor almost objected as well.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

Senior Labour councillor Lee Bridgeman added his voice to those objecting this week.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

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 client had already received several owner-occupied loans in just a few years, and the banker was objecting to a new one, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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

“I don’t notice you objecting to riding your gelding,” said his father.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks


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