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relics

noun

plural of relic

as in corpse

a dead body though it is believed that missionary died in New Guinea, his relics have never been found

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Recent Examples of relics Simonian is believed to have smuggled Egyptian relics to institutions that include the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre Abu Dhabi for a collective sum of $64 million. — News Desk, Artforum, 26 Aug. 2026 In Freeport, Allen has built the Bahamas Maritime Museum, where relics are cataloged, conserved, and displayed, creating local jobs and drawing tourists. — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026 Those old Albanian passports were relics of Communism, built to last. — Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026 Enclosed by a network of 13th-century walls, the narrow streets of old York host myriad awe-inspiring relics from its pre-industrial past, perhaps the most famous being York Minster, one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals anywhere. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026 Shelving units in the garage are tightly, but neatly, packed with containers of various items, from Nike sneakers to Cold War-era relics, labeled with a description or lot number scrawled in black marker. — Sarah Jackson valentina Duarte, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 Things like trumpets cracking, lights failing, and the BBC presenter’s original record of the broadcast breaking – all remind us of the fragility of relics, said Finn. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 Louisiana officials agree they’re no longer needed and describe them as relics of a time when Black students were forbidden from attending some schools. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 The red and white Victorian farmhouse had belonged to their friend, the late Steve Baker, who served as the city’s longtime historian and had packed the property with thousands of antique relics over his lifetime. — Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

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corpse

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Homecoming aside, there’s still the Trawler to worry about, a fact we’re reminded of when another victim turns up on a playground, this time with a pentagram carved into his back and fish corpses shoved into his wounds.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Craig and Sarah have each been charged with failure to report a corpse of a child and disturbing a human burial site, both felonies, according to their respective court records.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

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