extinction
Example Sentences
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A major review of the state of the Welsh environment recently warned of "polluted rivers, failing soils" and "collapsing wildlife" - with one in five species at risk of extinction.
From BBC
On “Plastic Beach,” they tackle the climate crisis and human extinction.
From Los Angeles Times
Trematosaurids are especially significant because their fossils appear in coastal rock deposits formed less than 1 million years after the end-Permian mass extinction.
From Science Daily
He says the results could change predicted extinction dates for Emperor penguins.
From BBC
“Man’s greatest fear — and you’ve probably heard this before — is his fear of extinction,” he said in his farewell news conference.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
