objet trouvé

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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • True to house, which set a new precedent for craftsmanship more than 170 years ago, each piece is an objet d'art.
    Jackie Fields, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Leave it to French niche fragrance house Parfums de Marly to release a home scent disperser that fuses craftsmanship and innovation into one unique objet.
    Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • European exotics were also present.
    Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • European exotics were also present.
    Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Holy rara avis, Batman!
    Peter Mehlman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
Noun
  • The current research advances sodium as a viable alternative for batteries, a vital step to combat the rarity and environmental damage of lithium.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Not only are the two some of the most talented actors in Hollywood, but the pair also shares a birthday, which is a rarity in itself.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Objet trouvé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objet%20trouv%C3%A9. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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