remnant
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“This is a remnant of home that he’s actually being sent while on the battlefield,” she continued.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The remnant of rainforests that remain in Scotland face two main threats, from deer and rhododendron.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
"The protein remnant finding is exceptional," Mooney said, "it dramatically pushes our understanding of what is possible in terms of soft tissue preservation in the fossil record."
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Yet with the final remnant of muscular control in his right thumb, he spelled out letters at an adapted typewriter beside Edith.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
They were the remnant of the guard that was kept at that point where the way from Anórien and Rohan ran into the townlands.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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