relic
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The two-lane carriageway in the sky was one of the first sections of the M4 and a relic of the 1960s freeway building boom after the explosion in postwar car ownership.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
As work-from-home rates slowly decline, the stay-at-home model is becoming a relic of the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
And of course there are photographs everywhere, and on the “kitchen table” is one of Linda McCartney’s cameras, which feels like a holy relic.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
The relic was almost lost after the cathedral was blown up in 1941—in what historians believe was an act of sabotage carried out by Soviet agents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Dead trees standing out of the gray water trailing gray and relic hagmoss.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
Holy relics employed in the proceedings line one wall, another features a one-way mirror that allows family members and novice exorcists to observe.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Saar’s studio is packed with relics gathered from sidewalks and swap meets in L.A., and from trips to Marrakesh, Mexico, Nigeria, Haiti and Brazil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The most important scene in the tapestry, according to Dr Musgrove, shows Harold reaching both arms out to touch two boxes of holy relics while making an oath.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Donovan’s concern was not so much the preservation of ancient relics as it was the regional expertise and cover that archaeology provided for gathering intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Using a blunt sterling blade, I scraped away the soot engrained under his cuticles, relics of his job tending to train boilers.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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