remnants

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As he moves deeper and finds scattered, malformed remnants of his past inside the chartreuse oblivion, Clark makes a Faustian pact with whatever entities are inside the Backrooms.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Ted Cruz’s beard, which Elle magazine described as “the remnants of an everything bagel,” launched a mini-trend of hirsute Senators in the august body.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

But Representative Mike Lawler, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the administration has managed to "force the remnants of this regime into a negotiation, a real negotiation".

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Using a combination of advanced laboratory methods, including protein sequencing and several forms of mass spectrometry, scientists detected remnants of collagen embedded within the fossilized bone.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

As expected, the bacterial remnants had no effect on the mice: they were dead and unable to cause an infection.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee