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extant

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


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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

According to the Department of Business and Trade, 161 of the extant licences relate to military products.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

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

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

To clarify this point, I will often use the term ‘Sapiens’ to denote members of the species Homo sapiens, while reserving the term ‘human’ to refer to all extant members of the genus Homo.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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