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remnant

[rem-nuhnt] / ˈrɛm nənt /


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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 stand-off leaves the new government facing a constitutional clash with a remnant of the previous regime.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 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

Then the driver walks down the aisle to the back of the bus and kicks the charred remnant of Sasha’s skirt through the door.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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