go extinct

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"Here we have two hominin species that are together. And human evolution is not linear, it's a bushy tree, there are life forms that go extinct."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Many Hindu nationalists fear that Hinduism is vulnerable and will go extinct.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

"The impact of industrial fishing has been intensifying... and it's plausible that they will go extinct in the near future."

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Many environmentalists and scientists maintain that northern spotted owls will go extinct if their competitors aren’t kept in check.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

All the birds go extinct in a fell swoop.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee