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extinct

[ik-stingkt] / ɪkˈstɪŋkt /


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But an ingredient for encouraging development of outdoor kids becoming extinct: neighborhoods—the kinds where moms at home and older adults watched over the young ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Colossal’s latest announcement was that it has hatched 26 chickens in an “artificial egg” — a “foundational step,” it said, “toward resurrecting extinct bird species” such as the New Zealand giant moa and the dodo.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Rather than being classified as extinct, the plant has now been moved to the critically endangered list, allowing scientists and conservation groups to focus on protecting it.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Up to 20 birds, which are also known as sea eagles and were once extinct in the UK, will be released over three years from this summer.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

These species would most likely be extinct were it not for human intervention.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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