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extant

[ek-stuhnt, ik-stant] / ˈɛk stənt, ɪkˈstænt /


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Such litigation has continued this year, relying on state laws and extant FTC guidelines to hit back at companies like Spotify and Gymshark.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2026

State police "would help fill the yawning gaps in extant policing framework," Femi Mimiko, a political science professor at Obafemi Awolowo University, told AFP.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

Yet many musicians long considered the roughly 220 extant cantatas of J.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

What Metcalfe knows of the Blundys’ life together can be gleaned from the 12 extant volumes of Vivien’s journals.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2025

No definitive data exist, but the majority of the extant evidentiary scraps indicate it.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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