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extant

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


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An ever-changing constellation of societies with evolving languages, deities and symbols, the Celts left no extant written records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Five more projects that were realized are no longer extant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

You could see details in saddles and costumes, and the building were still extant.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

"They are the first artefacts collected by the British from any part of Australia, that remain extant and documented," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

Leaning back, tilting his important-style chair, he rummaged among the contents of the envelope until he came across what he wanted: the collected, extant data on the Nexus-6.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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