vestige
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She believes the city system of five board members serving as a collective general manager is a vestige of another era that never would be created today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Now, nearly two years after the most recent discharge was announced, borrowers say they can’t escape the last vestige of this debt: It still appears on their credit reports.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
When I arrived in the parking lot on an August Saturday afternoon, I immediately saw a pink Cadillac, a vestige of the Cupid’s Outlet.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Hainu, a vestige of the Japanese colonial era, shares some similarities with the centuries-old matriarchal tradition of haenyeo free-diving in South Korea, although Taiwan's sea women do not go underwater.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
It was the last, ignominious vestige of faithful Barrabas.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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On the train from Baku to Ganja, Mr. Barnes writes, he leaves behind ”any vestiges of wealth and prosperity” and finds the poverty in the countryside to be ”as in-your-face as Baku’s gaudy skyscrapers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Around the office were vestiges of times gone by.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 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
Mercifully, some vestiges of Mike’s chivalry still survived; he came to stand beside me.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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