relic
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Huge posters depicting Saint Toribio and Leo XIV adorn the walls of the town hall and the main church, where a piece of the saint's tibia is housed as a relic.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Yet for some, Ali G is a relic of the past whose cultural appropriation is no longer funny.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Tag Heuer Monaco is an interesting relic of Art Deco design if it isn’t also the watch Steve McQueen wore in “Le Mans.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Researchers could look for relic gravitational waves created during an earlier cosmic phase.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
It’s a relic dating back to when Dad was in high school, way back in the 1900s.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Among the relics of its decline is a hulking complex of rusted pipes, towers and conveyor belts in Delano, just five miles north of the McFarland chipping yard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Elsewhere around the county, traces of centuries-old gardens were found in Bishop's Palace in Wells, while relics of old structures were uncovered at Glastonbury Abbey due to the record-breaking summer temperatures.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 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 craft of scavenging the River Thames for lost relics at low tide has surged in popularity, leaving more than 10,000 hopeful treasure hunters stuck on a permit waitlist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Fox sisters’ supporters carried a few relics from the site.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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