vestige
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The company’s New Jersey connection is a vestige of its past, when Exxon was part of the conglomerate Standard Oil back in the 19th century.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Reason magazine calls it the “lost remnants of a pre-vibe-shift culture, the last vestige of a fully woke world.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
They were tough sanctions, removing any vestige of royal status.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
The company’s prebankruptcy $16.1-billion debt load was a vestige of its 2008 private equity leveraged buyout.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
An Osage leader said that Hale “should have been hanged for his crimes,” and members of the tribe were convinced that the board’s decision was the last vestige of Hale’s political influence.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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