relic
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Fliers on Frontier don’t currently have any internet access at all—a relic of the airline’s ultradiscount business model, which had traditionally focused more on offering cheap fares than in-flight frills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
As work-from-home rates slowly decline, the stay-at-home model is becoming a relic of the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
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
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
To Rowan it looked like a relic from the dark ages.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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Saar’s studio is packed with relics gathered from sidewalks and swap meets in L.A., and from trips to Marrakesh, Mexico, Nigeria, Haiti and Brazil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The most important scene in the tapestry, according to Dr Musgrove, shows Harold reaching both arms out to touch two boxes of holy relics while making an oath.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Far from being Roman relics, the helmets now offer rare evidence of medieval trade, military logistics, and the movement of arms across one of the world's most important commercial regions.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
They’re often dismissed as shortcuts, relics of semi-homemade cooking, the sort of thing Sandra Lee might have discussed between bundt cakes and tablescapes.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Greek art reached a pinnacle of beauty as respect for the individual flourished in Athens, and Roman relics attest to the might of the greatest empire in the ancient world.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
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