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extinction

[ik-stingk-shuhn] / ɪkˈstɪŋk ʃən /


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“The story of extinction and resilience related to climate and ecological change ... is just so relevant.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Male-female pair bonding is in no danger of extinction.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

But as our nature is classed amongst the most depleted in the world, with one in six species at risk of extinction, discovering a control on habitat destruction is a cause for hope.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The American red wolf was left on the verge of extinction.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

But we also need to recognize that in the short run, during and immediately after the war for independence, there was a prevailing consensus that slavery was already on the road to extinction.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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