relic
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And of course there are photographs everywhere, and on the “kitchen table” is one of Linda McCartney’s cameras, which feels like a holy relic.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026
The relic was almost lost after the cathedral was blown up in 1941—in what historians believe was an act of sabotage carried out by Soviet agents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
One of the most well known examples is the Holy Face of Manoppello, a religious relic preserved in Italy for centuries that is believed to have been made from sea silk.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
Cristian Axle Sánchez Ruiz restores a relic at in a church in Tancitaro, which bills itself as Avocado Capital of the World.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The Appalachians are the home of one of the world’s great hardwood forests—the expansive relic of the richest, most diversified sweep of woodland ever to grace the temperate world—and that forest is in trouble.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing relic
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They Both Die at the End
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