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extant

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


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New moratoriums rarely tend to address extant data center projects, as seen in Landover’s case, and are even fuzzier when it comes to future policy.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

"This research has given me a renewed appreciation for the importance of preserving extant species for the future."

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 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

Julia Eichelberger, a Welty scholar and the editor of this collection, notes that the first extant letter between Lyell and Welty is from 1931, after they’d been at Columbia a year.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 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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