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object

[ob-jikt, -jekt, uhb-jekt] / ˈɒb dʒɪkt, -dʒɛkt, əbˈdʒɛkt /


NOUN
aim, recipient
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Researchers estimate that for every large object that struck the Moon, roughly twenty objects of a similar or greater size hit Earth.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

A drone struck a ship off the port in Iraq's southern province of Basra, a security official told AFP, while the country's oil ministry said an unspecified object had fallen near a tanker.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was stalked by a crowd that carried red flags, a symbol of revenge, and called him dishonorable as he was pelted with an unknown object.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

This describes a phenomenon where a star wobbles back and forth, indicating a massive companion object is orbiting.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

If a human being could hide in the Louvre, an object the size of the Mona Lisa could vanish.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

As a result, the resonance acts like an escape route from the main asteroid belt, pushing objects into elongated orbits that cross the paths of planets.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Researchers estimate that for every large object that struck the Moon, roughly twenty objects of a similar or greater size hit Earth.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

In those solo presentations, Usha Seejarim’s conceptual sculptures and wall works examined gender and sexuality through repurposed objects, and Mmangaliso Nzuza’s biographical paintings infused Western art history with African trends.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Likho has never harmed the centuries-old objects in her shop, Kobliha says, but he has spooked suspected ghosts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Those glowing objects swirled overhead until the eastern sky started growing brighter.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

My doctor friend objected to his hospital’s fundraising tactics.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

A third objected: “She is NOT an AI Actor, she is an AI Software Program.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

It even objected to the Vatican's decision to have priests face the congregation when holding Mass, preferring the medieval practice of facing the altar, with their backs to the congregants.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

In dissent on Monday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, objected that the court had read that vision out of the statutes Congress wrote.

From Slate Jun. 30, 2026

Ryan started to poke Ralph into the pocket of his jeans until Ralph objected.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

While objecting to the subpoenas in court, the company simultaneously convinced the DOJ to drop the case, he said.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

"Disappointingly, Meta are objecting to the payment of fees, and any penalties that could be levied on companies in future, that are calculated on this basis," the spokesperson said.

From BBC May 7, 2026

The hawks could push further, moving from objecting to easing language to actively pressing for a interest-rate hike if energy prices keep climbing.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

In dissent, Judge Allison Eid wrote that Project Soy didn’t lack economic substance, partly because the government was just objecting to the timing of the transaction.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

I mean, what I’m really objecting to are the words, not standing or sitting.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe




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