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artifact

[ahr-tuh-fakt] / ˈɑr təˌfækt /






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But they only want him as an AI chatbot or an artifact of banger memes; they don’t want to live in his reality.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“It’s like a cursed artifact that gives you great power to keep up with what’s going on, but at the cost of subtly corrupting your soul,” said the 38-year-old Providence College economics professor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Over time, the journal becomes more than notes: it’s a map of your palate and a small artifact of your growth in the kitchen.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

At the Final Paleolithic site of Mühlheim-Dietesheim in Germany, researchers from Aarhus University identified faint blue traces on a stone artifact that dates to roughly 13,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

They kept the artifact in reserve and waited for their moment.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline