go extinct

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"Here we have two hominin species that are together. And human evolution is not linear, it's a bushy tree, there are life forms that go extinct."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Many Hindu nationalists fear that Hinduism is vulnerable and will go extinct.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Hundreds to thousands of animal species go extinct every year, according to the World Wildlife Fund, and things are projected to get even worse if climate change continues unabated.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

We have become convinced that giving that up is tantamount to extinction—or maybe it’s just that we’d rather go extinct than have to give it up.

From Slate • May 14, 2025

“Or else both will go extinct, like the dodos?”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood