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object

[ob-jikt, -jekt, uhb-jekt] / ˈɒb dʒɪkt, -dʒɛkt, əbˈdʒɛkt /


NOUN
aim, recipient
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The defendants on trial in France have been charged with criminal conspiracy and intent to commit an offence, while some of them are also charged with theft of an exhibited cultural object.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

You might describe it as a three-dimensional object, but importantly, it is a “three-dimensional object that exists.”

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

He sends warships to distant waters—the intended object of the message shrugs.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Thanks to its large solar panels, the ISS often appears as the brightest and fastest-moving object in the night sky, shining as a steady white light .

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Salzburg looked up in surprise as the bomb arced through the air and his hands reached up automatically to catch the object zooming at his head.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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