remnant
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Researchers suspect it could be a remnant of an early planet that was torn apart by massive collisions, or possibly a fragment of a once-layered body that lost its outer rocky shell.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
The first, represented by the court’s decision, is the remnant of a constitutional democracy in which rules still matter.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026
The only remnant of Karee Rowen’s Pacific Palisades home was her washing machine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
The arrangement resembles an "acquihire" – a practice increasingly common in Silicon Valley where larger tech companies poach key staff from smaller firms, leaving a small remnant of the company behind.
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
He regretted that his deteriorating health prevented him from attending the ceremonies in person and joining “the small band, the remnant of that host of worthies who joined with us on that day.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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