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relic

[rel-ik] / ˈrɛl ɪk /


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How great if this type of four-quadrant filmmaking didn’t have to cosplay as a begotten relic — if it could take courage from these dinosaurs and thrive in our modern times.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Researchers could look for relic gravitational waves created during an earlier cosmic phase.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Buoyed in part by mozzarella-stick-seeking Gen Zers, Chili’s has transformed from a ’90s relic to the hottest restaurant chain in the country.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

The two-lane carriageway in the sky was one of the first sections of the M4 and a relic of the 1960s freeway building boom after the explosion in postwar car ownership.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Over the years, bad men have come with sledgehammers and broken off pieces of Cleo to sell to relic hunters.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

It also contained various other relics – including metal weapons – belonging to the pre-Incan Chimu civilisation, a culture that flourished on the northern coast of Peru between 900 and 1470 AD.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

There are large fragments of salt-eaten machinery littering the shore, relics of the island’s martial heyday.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

The place settings, trays, tea set and other items in my collection aren’t just relics from a different generation, but works of art that, once melted down, can never be reclaimed or replicated.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Inside, the walls are still covered with his guitars, posters, photographs and other relics from his favorite artists: Aerosmith, Rush, Bowie, Jane’s Addiction and Soundgarden.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Valuable objects, precious rugs, silver candlesticks, Bibles and other ritual objects were strewn over the dusty grounds—pitiful relics that seemed never to have had a home.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel




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