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

He is said to have written over a hundred works, of which only four or five are known to be extant.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

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 original documents of the foundations of Acaster College do not appear to be extant.

From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William

Strange to relate, we are to this hour without so much as a satisfactory Catalogue of the Copies which are known to be extant.

From The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark by Burgon, John William