go extinct

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Studies indicate that the species - which was only discovered in 2017 - will go extinct if it continues to lose more than 1% of its population annually.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

"People have generally found that the smaller a species' range size is, the more likely that species is to go extinct," said Wiens.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

We have become convinced that giving that up is tantamount to extinction—or maybe it’s just that we’d rather go extinct than have to give it up.

From Slate • May 14, 2025

Alas, we would probably go extinct, because we need the sun to do fusion and make light.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows