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found object

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Recent Examples of found object The new NoLIta store, which was designed in partnership with Greg Dutton Studio, reflects that heritage with its neutral tones, found objects and wooden design elements. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025 The task now is to preserve, with legal integrity, evidence of the Assad regime’s crimes — to transform these thousands of photographs, documents, and found objects into prosecutable evidence. — Lynzy Billing, The Dial, 24 July 2025 During the two-week-long search, investigators also found objects like shotgun shells and handcuffs. — Emily Krauser, People.com, 3 July 2025 Elsewhere, found objects and Ancient coins become jewels that carry a sense of history, inspired by travel and art. — Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for found object

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Noun

By 2018, the F50 had reportedly been acquired by Chinese billionaire and Instagram influencer Shin Mike Yin, who houses his collection of rare exotics—including a few examples from Pagani and Bugatti—in Dusseldorf, Germany.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
There was clearly a market for exotics on a budget and sans passport.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of exotic

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Held at Hotel President on November 7 and 8, the two-day auction comprised only 217 lots ranging from vintage rarities to modern indie masterpieces.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2026
Related Articles While a rarity today, gowns like Park’s were commonplace back in the golden age of Hollywood, seen on starlets like Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of rarity

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Walls of glass frame a 180-acre lake and riparian forest, while a decorative objet d’art above the stone fireplace embedded with 10-million-year-old fish fossils serves as a focal point.

— David Caraccio Updated July 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
Consider it a counter-worthy objet d’art for the modern cook.

— Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026

Definition of objet d'art

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Sitting in the center, with a passenger seat to the left and right, the lucky driver will feel equally at home in the US, the UK or anywhere a long stretch of pavement invites this rara avis to soar.

— Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
Finding that rara avis of product design that combines pretty with practical is thrilling, and porcelain tile is both.

— Sarah Baird, Good Housekeeping, 14 Sep. 2020

Definition of rara avis

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Visitors can see the sole visage, a curio card of Strother, found by Denham on eBay, sitting alongside his obituary in the town newspaper, encased in glass.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
With respect to Kapoor, Economou should have paid more attention to the epiphanies of his own film; the rollercoaster of Smith’s life will always be a curio, but that doesn’t mean that every passenger on it has a story worth telling.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of curio

Noun

The kick stage is somewhat of an engineering marvel in itself.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
There's no shortage of modern marvels and breathtaking landscapes to behold in the US, which leads us to ask, how does a destination gain recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

— Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

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