object
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At the end of the book, Klara is left in a junk yard among other castoff items—an object among objects.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 8, 2026
Her next love object, courtesy of Tinder, is even less promising—a brainy, handsome factory worker on the cusp of 30, 14 years her junior.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 5, 2026
Police in Port Moresby arrested four Chinese nationals last Friday after the 32kg object was found at a construction site in the capital city.
From BBC β Nov. 4, 2026
Despite fading power, aging equipment, and unexpected technical problems, Voyager 1 continues its historic journey farther from Earth than any other human-made object.
From Science Daily β Nov. 3, 2026
And because Duane had been curious about the same object on one of his earlier trips to the Shipwreck and had asked C.C. the very same question, he knew what the object was.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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For Ellie, the experience was about far more than breaking objects.
From BBC β Nov. 9, 2026
Visitors travel from across the region to take out their rage on objects that were destined for landfill, like printers, crockery, hifi systems, kettles and old wine bottles.
From BBC β Nov. 9, 2026
At the end of the book, Klara is left in a junk yard among other castoff items—an object among objects.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 8, 2026
Unlike the smooth, round objects often used in computer simulations, real asteroids have uneven surfaces and irregular shapes.
From Science Daily β Nov. 8, 2026
In fact, they said, fishermen in the area had been pulling up objects like these and giving them to their neighbors, who mostly used them to hold dog food.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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Ireland has objected to the standard, and experts have speculated that the debate was whether the teapot should be pre-warmed.
From Slate β Nov. 8, 2026
It also was opposed by the union representing Los Angeles Police Department officers, which objected to limiting the revenue to one city department.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, Mulroy has objected to his staff spending time on the reporting requirements, which he called “pointless busywork.”
From Salon β Oct. 28, 2026
Plans changed frequently during filming, including when a London suburb’s council objected to swastika flags being hung on their town hall, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 22, 2026
When Bobby got older and started doing calisthenics, management objected to that, too.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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According to minutes from a Thursday hearing on the matter, Rockwell concluded that, to the extent the measure’s backers object to that language, they are objecting to “the provisions of the measure itself.”
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 7, 2026
The client had already received several owner-occupied loans in just a few years, and the banker was objecting to a new one, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 29, 2026
Ruth said her brothers are objecting and have threatened to sue Ruth over their potential inheritance and custody of the remains.
From MarketWatch β Jun. 30, 2026
While objecting to the subpoenas in court, the company simultaneously convinced the DOJ to drop the case, he said.
From Salon β Jun. 10, 2026
What she was objecting to was Lola’s “because.”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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