remnant
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The stand-off leaves the new government facing a constitutional clash with a remnant of the previous regime.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Jean’s passion took a more private toll, but she still lives with what Monica calls “this deepening suspicion that your existence is a remnant of an event long since concluded.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Researchers suspect it could be a remnant of an early planet that was torn apart by massive collisions, or possibly a fragment of a once-layered body that lost its outer rocky shell.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
The first, represented by the court’s decision, is the remnant of a constitutional democracy in which rules still matter.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026
A remnant of a fire was banked in the far corner under the stove top.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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