remnants
Americannoun
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Although these stellar remnants are roughly the size of Earth, they can contain as much mass as the Sun or even more.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
The remnants of that industry are still clear to see, with the bones of whales killed long ago for their oil littering part of the shore.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
So much sand has eroded at the popular Newport Beach surfing spot The Wedge that remnants of decades-old buried infrastructure, like rusted metal rods and chunks of concrete, have been exposed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
In fact, Shameson said, remnants of hurricanes and tropical storms have reached Southern California the last three or four years in a row, compared with a normal pace of every five to 10 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
She shook fuzzy remnants of feathers out of her hair and spat them off her face.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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