extinct
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And so the old feeling is gone, another species of tactile pleasure made extinct by technological improvement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"The hesperornithiforms retain primitive feather types that may not have been as efficient for insulation as modern plumaceous feathers, and that could explain why they went extinct along with the enantiornithines," says O'Connor.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
In Cyprus, she discovered a previously unknown species of dwarf elephant and in 1909, while in the Balearics, she discovered the myotragus - an extinct goat-like antelope.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
And when N — 0 the population, is extinct.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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