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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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Some of you may object that the Cleveland Fed’s inflation expectations model may be wrong and, as a result, real rates are not unusually high.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Redirecting one large object could be preferable to creating several pieces that might still threaten Earth.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

This is one of many plot twists and switchbacks, the most dramatic of which ends with a final showdown in which an exquisitely fragile object overpowers firearms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 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 ● Nov. 4, 2026

As if a flying object were hurtling toward his face, he flinched.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

For Ellie, the experience was about far more than breaking objects.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The Oxford museum has more than 6,000 objects representing Naga culture, the largest collection in the world, and is giving back "ancestral human remains", mainly skulls, to the Naga people.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Unlike the smooth, round objects often used in computer simulations, real asteroids have uneven surfaces and irregular shapes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

The show’s unhurried pace, well-spaced installation and superb lighting are of a piece with the objects on view.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Those glowing objects swirled overhead until the eastern sky started growing brighter.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Ireland has objected to the standard, and experts have speculated that the debate was whether the teapot should be pre-warmed.

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2026

Some local officials in San Diego objected to Waymo’s presence and asked the state for more authority over when and where the taxis can be deployed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, Mulroy has objected to his staff spending time on the reporting requirements, which he called “pointless busywork.”

From Salon ● 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 ● Oct. 22, 2026

Ryan started to poke Ralph into the pocket of his jeans until Ralph objected.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

After a few weeks, Iran, objecting to U.S. efforts to guide ships through the waterway, went back to attacking vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

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 ● Aug. 7, 2026

The visibly frail politician was objecting to state lawyers being appointed to represent him when he fell, prompting prison guards to rush him to hospital.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 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

I don’t think he’s afraid to; he just knows that objecting is useless.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth


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