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remnant

[rem-nuhnt] / ˈrɛm nənt /


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Planning documents lodged for the property said it "occupies an elevated position overlooking the Usk Valley, set within extensive landscaped grounds and the remnant parkland of a former estate".

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Astronomers have identified a little-studied population of faint remnant radio galaxies that appear to fade quickly after their central supermassive black holes stop producing powerful radio jets.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Abernethy hosts the largest and most important remnant of Scotland's ancient Caledonian pine forest and so the Scots pines are an important part of the mix.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

A white dwarf is the dense stellar remnant left behind after a low-mass star runs out of fuel.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Thomas had almost expected the skeletal remnant of a person—someone on the verge of death.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

Compact remnants, by comparison, showed less orderly aging patterns.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Finding these faint and relatively young remnants gives astronomers another piece of the puzzle surrounding the full life cycle of radio galaxies.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

On a summer morning before the heat set in, he pointed out the spot where his flock of over a dozen birds once roamed, strutting across the sand like remnants of the Jurassic era.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

BBC Verify has analysed footage released of the aftermath of the strike and spoken to a weapons expert to identify munition remnants.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

There could be remnants of civilizations destroyed by wars or by beasts or by immune systems that failed a sudden bacterial pop quiz.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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