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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

For 10 years now — actually, since around the time streaming decisively overtook people’s listening habits — these Beatles releases have made a pretty compelling case for the collectible physical object.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Besides, Cathy is not an easy empathy object.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

However, many Catholics see the marches as sectarian and object to them passing through, or close to, mainly Catholic or nationalist areas.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Jason took out another object from the box, another old heliogram.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Their movement disturbed the orbits of smaller objects, setting off catastrophic collisions and producing brief periods filled with large amounts of dust, similar to what astronomers now observe in extreme debris disks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

Experts hope that analysis of the ingot might point towards the geographical source of the metals used in the making of the bronze objects in both hoards.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

He is delighted he can produce functional objects as well as massive paintings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“The true value of such objects is their beauty, which can never be gambled away,” she thought, watching the man go.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

There hasn't been an explicit denial, but the Palace has objected in very strong terms to how Earl Spencer has presented the past.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

When engineers objected, saying they should focus on fixing existing platform issues, Coplan sometimes told them to build them with AI instead, former employees said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Fin went to pick it up and asked, “Do you think Kaihan objected to his marriage?”

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Among those objecting to the bill were banking groups, who argued that allowing digital tokens to pay out interest-like rewards would present unacceptable competition to regional lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

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

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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