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vestige

[ves-tij] / ˈvɛs tɪdʒ /


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When I arrived in the parking lot on an August Saturday afternoon, I immediately saw a pink Cadillac, a vestige of the Cupid’s Outlet.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

The company’s New Jersey connection is a vestige of its past, when Exxon was part of the conglomerate Standard Oil back in the 19th century.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

They were tough sanctions, removing any vestige of royal status.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

The middle layers of management—so central to today’s corporate structure—could be a vestige of the past.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 20, 2025

Mal nodded the smallest vestige of a nod.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

So these are not just sort of weird random afterthoughts or vestiges.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

They were among the last vestiges of foreign investment in an economy dominated by the communist state.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

In northeastern Annaba -- formerly the ancient Roman city of Hippo -- Leo will visit vestiges of the city's historical past, as well as a reception centre run by Catholic nuns for impoverished elderly people.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

But most critically, venture capital has eaten away at the remaining vestiges of old-school journalism.

From Salon Mar. 7, 2026

And Charley, who still had vestiges of his Chicago grooming, waded in the water and became his old dirty self again.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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