object
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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 β Sep. 20, 2026
Yet the faint object in the Elias 2-24 system sits about 55 times farther from its star than Earth is from the Sun and was already showing signs of being a forming planet.
From Science Daily β Sep. 17, 2026
It’s an object lesson that fits a broader pattern: For more than a decade now, one man’s flights of fancy have inevitably become the country’s pressing concerns.
From Slate β Sep. 17, 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 β Sep. 17, 2026
But Magic was looking at a long object made of wooden slats nailed together that curled back on themselves at one end.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Monday's auction is a chance to acquire everyday objects that were once her intimate belongings.
From BBC β Sep. 20, 2026
Scientists cannot move planets around to perform controlled experiments, so they have to measure the gravitational attraction between much smaller objects that can be weighed and precisely positioned.
From Science Daily β Sep. 20, 2026
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 β Sep. 19, 2026
The precious objects were spirited out and trafficked abroad, including to the US.
From BBC β Sep. 19, 2026
With such unpredictable water conditions, researchers have difficulties not only properly recording where each object has been discovered, but also physically removing the objects.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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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 β Sep. 17, 2026
Bond said that he did not object to paying council tax at his mother's property, but it was purely the extra charge he objected to.
From BBC β Sep. 7, 2026
Even pro-AI residents have objected to the furtive maneuvering around data centers.
From Salon β Sep. 4, 2026
In another letter, two Viterbi professors also objected.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 3, 2026
“But in such a case,” objected the doctor, “the person indicated being innocent, would not take steps to conceal her identity.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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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 β Aug. 13, 2026
While objecting to the subpoenas in court, the company simultaneously convinced the DOJ to drop the case, he said.
From Salon β 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 β May 9, 2026
Environmentalists had opposed the relief road - objecting to the impact on nature sites along the Gwent Levels.
From BBC β May 2, 2026
It was hard to imagine anyone objecting to these kindly people.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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