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rem nuhnt

  • n  a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
  • n  a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

  • Every Jew, every soldier, every military installation, every remnant of Israeli occupation was uprooted and taken away.
  • The Palace, once the private home of erstwhile dictator, is a remnant of his excessive past.
  • She will make fleece jackets and recycle the remnant materialeven collecting other companies' leftoversas stuffing for poufs in her home-furnishings line.
News & Articles

  • Locke is key as Pirates shut out Dodgers, 3-0
    Jeff Locke, the final remnant of the Pirates' opening-day rotation, has been one of its most impressive members.
    June 15, 2013 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • Wired Space Photo of Day: Guts of a Dead Star
    Suspended in time and space, the aftermath of a massive star¿s dramatic ending in a supernova explosion is captured by ESA¿s XMM-Newton space observatory. Nested knots of hot gas glowing green at X-ray wavelengths ¿ equivalent to millions of degrees celsius ¿ fill the structured central region of this expanding supernova remnant.        
    June 15, 2013 - Wired News
  • Your Morning Tea: What’s Brewing In Fashion
    If you find yourself strolling the Rue de Sevres in Paris this summer, we strongly suggest you visit Hermès' Petit H, re-creativity laboratory. The exhibit that was previously on the road, was the brainchild of Pascale Mussard, who thought to create artwork from remnant materials ... More »
    June 14, 2013 - The Atlanta Post
Quotes

  • Frances Kissling in Washington Post
    They no longer are much of a force. Nobody talks much about them. It is a historical remnant of their heyday that gives them any kind of cache,said Frances Kissling, president of Catholics for Free Choice.
  • Colin Barnett in Sydney Morning Herald
    Barrow Island is a very special place. This island is a remnant of ancient Australia,Mr Barnett said. "We trust Chevron and Shell and ExxonMobil to look after this island."

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