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relic

[rel-ik] / ˈrɛl ɪk /


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The Tag Heuer Monaco is an interesting relic of Art Deco design if it isn’t also the watch Steve McQueen wore in “Le Mans.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Researchers could look for relic gravitational waves created during an earlier cosmic phase.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

Buoyed in part by mozzarella-stick-seeking Gen Zers, Chili’s has transformed from a ’90s relic to the hottest restaurant chain in the country.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

Once a baby boomer relic, the Democratic Socialists of America now counts more than 120,000 members.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

She thinks the book’s a relic from when weepy gang boys bonded over Gone with the Wind, but she quiets herself when she sees how much it’s affecting him.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

Elsewhere around the county, traces of centuries-old gardens were found in Bishop's Palace in Wells, while relics of old structures were uncovered at Glastonbury Abbey due to the record-breaking summer temperatures.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

There are large fragments of salt-eaten machinery littering the shore, relics of the island’s martial heyday.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

To me, the most evocative Aztec sites are the offbeat relics that now lie underground along Guatemala Street near the Templo Mayor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The red and white Victorian farmhouse had belonged to their friend, the late Steve Baker, who served as the city’s longtime historian and had packed the property with thousands of antique relics over his lifetime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Greek art reached a pinnacle of beauty as respect for the individual flourished in Athens, and Roman relics attest to the might of the greatest empire in the ancient world.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell




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