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# object

The object that contains the property to assign.

```
final var object: Root? { get }
```

## Discussion

The subscriber holds a strong reference to this object until the upstream publisher calls [`receive(completion:)`](/documentation/Combine/Subscriber/receive(completion:)), at which point the subscriber sets this property to `nil`.

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