vestige

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

They were tough sanctions, removing any vestige of royal status.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

The middle layers of management—so central to today’s corporate structure—could be a vestige of the past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

In that sense, Deathracer413 is more than a subcultural vestige — its members present a sports medicine study of sorts, says Michael Burnett, editor in chief of “Thrasher Magazine,” a longtime skateboarding publication.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

These are vestiges: the banker’s table, or the pig’s trotter, or the criminal’s finger leave a vestige, a track or a trace.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

So these are not just sort of weird random afterthoughts or vestiges.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

You can still find vestiges of that past in the cobbled alleyways lined with pastel townhouses once owned by sea captains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

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

But most critically, venture capital has eaten away at the remaining vestiges of old-school journalism.

From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026

When the last vestiges of twilight were gone, Constance called the captains together.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques