extant

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It might even have implications for extant life on Mars—or, more accurately, inside it.

From Scientific American

There are only 75 known copies extant, and only 14 of those, including the aforementioned 6.5 grade copy, are rated higher than a 6.0.

From Washington Times

Throughout, Schwartz pauses occasionally to meditate on the few extant fragments of Sappho’s poetry, texts that give voice to her characters’ desires while also opening them to their shared histories.

From Washington Post

“In other words, if you cast the change in rhetoric aside, we’re in fact not seeing any real meaningful improvement in the extant China-U.S. relations, which will continue to be dominated by rivalry,” Koh said.

From Seattle Times

He has recorded accounts of her three extant symphonies, and he continues to investigate her lesser-known orchestral compositions.

From New York Times