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relic

[rel-ik] / ˈrɛl ɪk /


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Americans often treat their nation’s founding text as a relic best observed through thick glass at the National Archives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Nearly 200 years on, the kitchen is not just a relic but is still in use.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

He returned to RCA with “Emergence,” a mellow record designed to follow King’s “Tapestry” onto the radio, but that airplay never materialized: Sedaka was still seen as a relic of the early ’60s.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

“Friday” has become a relic of pop, virality and how we once used the internet.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

Over the years, bad men have come with sledgehammers and broken off pieces of Cleo to sell to relic hunters.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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