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It is the earliest extant manuscript of the Greek philosopher.extant = still in existence
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A few of the old traditions are still extant in rural areas.
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He then explained to me in rather excruciating detail that Tua (it had a name) was not a lizard at all, but a genetically distinct creature that dated back to the Mesozoic Era 200 million years ago, and that it was basically a living dinosaur, and that tuatara can live to be at least 150 years old, and that the plural of tuatara is tuatara, and that they are the only extant species from the order Rhynchocephalia, and that they were endangered in their native New Zealand, and that he'd written his PhD thesis on tuatara molecular evolution rates, and on and on until the door opened again, and Lyle said, "Dr Peppers, boss."† (source)
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The relationship of Hobie and Mrs. DeFrees was still a deep mystery, as was her still-extant marriage to Mr. DeFrees.† (source)
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I knew, and any still-extant ships that had been there.† (source)
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But as you know, to do this with extant technology would have been prohibitively expensive for the average person.† (source)
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It was also during that time that a starving young artist, who had been given lodging in the house out of pity, paid for his stay by painting the only extant portrait of Clara.† (source)extant = still in existence
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"That was one of only five extant copies!" he moaned.† (source)
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If the situation becomes desperate, I recommend you avail yourself of the numerous solvent formulae extant in Celum Tinture.† (source)
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There were so many extant surgery texts that it was surprising how popular The Expedient Operator (or A Short Practice, as it was known in some countries) had become.† (source)
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And, in fact, unless one chose to make a fairly thoughtful survey of the reading matter extant, there were few, if any, certain indications that the former occupants had both reached voting age within the predominantly juvenile dimensions of the room.† (source)
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Very often, during the analysis and penetration of the secrets of archaic symbol, one can only feel that our generally accepted notion of the history of philosophy is founded on a completely false assumption, namely that abstract and metaphysical thought begins where it first appears in our extant records.† (source)
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There are many portraits and miniatures extant of Marguerite St. Just—Lady Blakeney as she was then—but it is doubtful if any of these really do her singular beauty justice.† (source)
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This going to hunt up her shiftless husband at the inn was one of Mrs Durbeyfield's still extant enjoyments in the muck and muddle of rearing children.† (source)
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It is popularly supposed to be extinct Society, but I have written notes to show it is still extant.† (source)
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A phenomenon, by the way, of which there is more than one example extant.† (source)
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