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
Today, the Mediterranean Sea is considered the final remnant of that ancient ocean.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
The ragged scar that marked her chin and continued down her neck to her broad shoulder was said to be a remnant of a long-ago battle with one of the forest creatures.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
“And once it makes that transition from the warmer to the cooler waters, it’s going to fall apart rapidly. So really, it’s just the remnants that are moving forward.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Linda Losurdo, a PhD candidate in materials and plasma physics in the School of Physics, combined nitrogen, carbon dioxide and acetylene to simulate the energetic conditions found near stars and supernova remnants.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
From there, they flow up the Oubangui River to the Central African Republic, where remnants of the Wagner mercenary group control their distribution through the country—and sometimes across its borders to neighboring nations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
There are plans in Berlin to tear down one of the last remnants of Adolf Hitler's power centre.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
She was still staring at the Hema’s remnants, still standing in its ashes, but a single word had ensnared itself in her mind.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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