relic
Example Sentences
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Americans often treat their nation’s founding text as a relic best observed through thick glass at the National Archives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Nearly 200 years on, the kitchen is not just a relic but is still in use.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
The without even features a pilgrimage to Topanga Tower, the mysterious cold-war relic in the Santa Monica mountains.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
The Kuiper Belt itself is a relic of the early Milky Way, when the galaxy existed as a rotating disc of gas and dust.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
Roman relic or not, the scepter troubled Frank.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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