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Which term, borrowed from French, describes a small, interesting object?

object

[ob-jikt, -jekt, uhb-jekt] / ΛˆΙ’b dΚ’Ιͺkt, -dΚ’Ι›kt, Ι™bˈdΚ’Ι›kt /


NOUN
aim, recipient
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It is also consistent with estimates that Earth and the Moon formed roughly 100 million years after the Sun, with the Moon likely being the result of a collision between Earth and a Mars-sized object.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

He wrote that “somebody in that Delta cockpit lost spatial awareness near an object roughly the size of a condominium building with wings.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Besides, Cathy is not an easy empathy object.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Many Catholics see its marches as sectarian and object to them passing through, or close to, Catholic or nationalist areas.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

It was a small, round object, made of metal, black in color.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Year: 2023 Compiled by: Nitish Pahwa Of note: The disgraced ex-mayor is still holding various objects aloft.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

His unconventional ceramics, like his painting, tend to be massively scaled and edge closer to sculpture than functional objects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Greece will in return receive 48 objects pillaged by Bulgarian troops from churches and monasteries in northern Greece during World War I.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Few objects in the history of sport embody greatness as completely as Michael Jordan's game three jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals," Joopiter said in the auction posting.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

She had three accomplices arranged in the circle, a neighbor and two cousins, who also knocked when necessary, and rearranged objects in the dark.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Pike's legal team had previously objected to the execution's IV protocol, saying it would have caused needless suffering due to her small veins and a blood condition.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

He objected to the “obscurity of the plot” and that much of the action in the opening pages was “irrelevant and confusing to what you finally direct the story towards.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The report said that Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi objected to several decisions which were taken without their knowledge.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

However, the proposed transformation sparked fierce backlash from neighbors, who objected to the scale of the project.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Soviet security officers objected, knowing Americans would be watching and listening.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Nathan Hochman’s handling of the case, objecting to the statements his office released earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ruth said her brothers are objecting and have threatened to sue Ruth over their potential inheritance and custody of the remains.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

While objecting to the subpoenas in court, the company simultaneously convinced the DOJ to drop the case, he said.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

Some local officials and activists have begun to push back on data-center plans, objecting to the threat of utility cost increases and job losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Eventually objecting to Seybert’s spirit “mania,” Maggie resigned and returned to rented rooms in New York.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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