relic
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The two-lane carriageway in the sky was one of the first sections of the M4 and a relic of the 1960s freeway building boom after the explosion in postwar car ownership.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
What will today’s kids think of He-Man, the muscle-bound ’80s relic with the most iconic bob after Anna Wintour?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
To Sullivan, Hunt was merely a relic, Burnham something far more dangerous.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Holy relics employed in the proceedings line one wall, another features a one-way mirror that allows family members and novice exorcists to observe.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
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
Technology has swept away ancillary cinematic relics like the hotel wake-up call.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Valuable objects, precious rugs, silver candlesticks, Bibles and other ritual objects were strewn over the dusty grounds—pitiful relics that seemed never to have had a home.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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