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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

"Ajimu contains the only site in the world where fossils of the giant salamander family and extant genera have both been found," says first author Masahiro Noda.

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

And it is in those culturally German cities where we find most of the extant Gothic drawings, about 600 in all.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

There are no drawings extant from this time.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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