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extant

[ek-stuhnt, ik-stant] / ˈɛk stənt, ɪkˈstænt /


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"This research has given me a renewed appreciation for the importance of preserving extant species for the future."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

Such litigation has continued this year, relying on state laws and extant FTC guidelines to hit back at companies like Spotify and Gymshark.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

State police "would help fill the yawning gaps in extant policing framework," Femi Mimiko, a political science professor at Obafemi Awolowo University, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Yet many musicians long considered the roughly 220 extant cantatas of J.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

To clarify this point, I will often use the term ‘Sapiens’ to denote members of the species Homo sapiens, while reserving the term ‘human’ to refer to all extant members of the genus Homo.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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