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

So far a country may be said to be in an historic age, even at an epoch the historical sources of which are considered not to be extant anywhere.

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro

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 oldest copy known to be extant is 1737.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John

Copies of these short letters are not known to be extant in any manuscript either Greek or Latin.

From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)