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object

[ob-jikt, -jekt, uhb-jekt] / ˈɒb dʒɪkt, -dʒɛkt, əbˈdʒɛkt /


NOUN
aim, recipient
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But its discovery in July led to wild speculation that the object was a piece of extraterrestrial technology — maybe even an alien spacecraft.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The term, which describes an unsettling, empty place lacking signs of life, has now become an object of fascination among young people online.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The painter might have put his sitter’s hand around some other silver object, like a coffee pot, a tray or a tankard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The ISS, which spans the length of a football field, is the largest human-made object in space.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

I saw her fumbling with a pale yellow hatbox, then slipping a silver object into her bag.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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