extinct
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Many Hindu nationalists fear that Hinduism is vulnerable and will go extinct.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Neanderthals, our closest extinct ancestors, were expert hunters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The fossils belonged to an extinct group of finned octopuses known as Cirrata.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
“It is just so funny to me that something so seemingly extinct or outdated could become an incredible opportunity now,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Of the twenty-four Australian animal species weighing 100 pounds or more, twenty-three became extinct.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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