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remnant

[rem-nuhnt] / ˈrɛm nənt /


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The remnant of rainforests that remain in Scotland face two main threats, from deer and rhododendron.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

In this scenario, the collapse of the star forms a neutron star, an incredibly dense remnant that injects energy into the surrounding debris and boosts the supernova's brightness.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Leftover pizza gets cut up, crisped on the stove and mixed into scrambled eggs—a remnant from Duggal’s college days that she has christened “pizza eggs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

But she is left with anxiety — a remnant of the fire for which no one has offered her help — and a sense of dislocation and discontent.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

This is the last remnant of indigenousness I’ve hung on to.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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