extinct
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Demonstrators said the bird would become extinct on an island near the coastal city of Vlora, if the plans for a luxury development went ahead.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Neanderthals were a separate species of humans that went extinct around 40,000 years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Different methods can produce substantially different estimates, particularly when scientists must reconstruct an extinct animal using an incomplete backbone.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
A botanist answers the second question: Miss Wolcott’s Ghost, long believed extinct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Her long, tragic sigh was like the final wheezing note played on the last accordion in all the world, moments before accordions became extinct.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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