vestiges

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In northeastern Annaba -- formerly the ancient Roman city of Hippo -- Leo will visit vestiges of the city's historical past, as well as a reception centre run by Catholic nuns for impoverished elderly people.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“It effectively killed the last vestiges of ’80s glam rock, all that hair, metal and theatrics,” says Fink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

"The last vestiges of working-class politics were imperiously wiped out," wrote Christophe Jaffrelot and Pratinav Anil in their book on the period they call "India's first dictatorship".

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

But sponsors stretched the English language when they pitched it as ending the last vestiges of “slavery.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024

But even though he wasn’t brought up in Hungary, Liszt held on to some vestiges of Hungarian patriotism beneath his pan-European facade.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall