remnants

[ rem-nuhnts ]

/ ˈrɛm nənts /

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noun

the plural of remnant.

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Along the river, crumbling remnants of an active trading hub are overtaken by nature.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then when we arrive at his flat in Shepherd's Bush following the escape, perhaps there ought to be remnants of the ladder.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sets—which, really, were a feat of design and direction—appeared to be remnants of a Lewis Carroll fever dream.
‘Peter Pan Live!’ Review: No Amount of Clapping Brings It to Life|Kevin Fallon|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the valley floor outside the windows of the house are the remnants of FOB Michigan, turned over to the Afghan Army in 2011.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

However, their absence from the charts was a far cry from a trail of failed hits, remnants of creativity run dry.
How Pharrell Williams Finally Made It to the Top|Justin Jones|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Remnants of food from previous meals can be detected with the naked eye or microscopically.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Remnants of food from previous meals indicate deficient gastric motility.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Accordingly, the Marshal retired with the remnants of his corps to the Elster, only to find the bridge blown up.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The Duke of Tarentum was mainly instrumental in saving the remnants of the army which had managed to cross the Elster.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
As we came to each Battalion Headquarters we were told, "These are the remnants of the——," whatever the unit was.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton