be extant
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Does Avatar strike you as the sort of series that could still be extant in 20 or 30 years time?
From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2010
The tragic close of this prince's reign will never be forgotten while —— ——"The hallowed crown Shall round the mortal temples of a king," or Shakspeare's celebrated "Richard II." be extant.
From Coronation Anecdotes by Gossip, Giles
The records of Sprot’s examinations between April 19 and July 5, 1600, are not known to be extant.
From James VI and the Gowrie Mystery by Lang, Andrew
The sale was so small that only four copies are known to be extant.
From Tales for Fifteen by Cooper, James Fenimore
It is unfortunate that no books dating from an earlier epoch should be extant.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir