extinction
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England's red squirrels are close to extinction - according to campaign group Save Our Reds - with as few as 15,000 remaining across the country.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Clark Kent, who escaped Krypton as a baby, this traumatized 20-something bore witness to their home planet’s long and painful extinction.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
There has been concern that the deadly disease could add to the extinction risks faced by Australian fauna, many of which are unique to the vast continent.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Flamingos had been hunted almost to extinction by 1900, thanks to an international plume trade that valued their feathers higher per ounce than gold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
This was actually used as evidence to support the notion that the extinction of dinosaurs was swift and emphatic–and so it was in geological terms.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing extinction
South America - Middle School
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