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
As for the red wolf, Mr. Moore writes that, in the 1930s in northeast Louisiana, a remnant tract of old-growth forest teemed with prowling panthers and massive alligators.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The remnant of rainforests that remain in Scotland face two main threats, from deer and rhododendron.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Although it cannot be seen directly, researchers suspected it might be a white dwarf, a dense stellar remnant with a mass similar to the Sun but compressed into a size comparable to Earth.
From Science Daily • May 1, 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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