remnants
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Without more footage of the remnants of munitions, it's not possible to clearly identify who is responsible.
From BBC
Tablets on the windowsill gather dust, remnants of an abandoned online school project.
From Barron's
The newly identified molecules belong to a group called steranes, which are stable remnants of sterols such as cholesterol that form part of the cell membranes of complex life.
From Science Daily
Although a few conversations clearly left impressions, most of the dates morphed into remnants of information like fintech, middle sibling, allergic to cats, etc.
From Los Angeles Times
Dmitri had to give up his dream of joining the KGB when his hope that the new president, Boris Yeltsin, would be removed by the remnants of the Communist regime were dashed.
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