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Recent Examples of subspecies
Scientists, nature enthusiasts and that rare subspecies of humanity obsessed with spiders all come to witness something remarkable: hordes of fuzzy, fist-sized male tarantulas emerging from their burrows to scour the shortgrass prairie for mates.
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David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2022
Nearly 1,200 rare and endangered species and subspecies are represented.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
This subspecies called Sarada superba is only found on India's Chalkewadi plateau and is identifiable by its blue, orange and black throat.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2022
White tigers are not a separate species or subspecies of tiger.
—Riley Davis, Discover Magazine, 25 May 2022
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David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2022
Nearly 1,200 rare and endangered species and subspecies are represented.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
This subspecies called Sarada superba is only found on India's Chalkewadi plateau and is identifiable by its blue, orange and black throat.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2022
White tigers are not a separate species or subspecies of tiger.
—Riley Davis, Discover Magazine, 25 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subspecies
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Genetic evidence places the species within the Islamiinae subgroup, but the study also revealed classification issues within the larger family.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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The subgroup was previously thought to be mostly Mediterranean, found in Spain, Italy and the Balkans.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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But several Council members expressed the need for more stakeholder feedback before reaching a decision, in addition to clarity around which sections of city code the penalties would directly apply to.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The fishery protects more than 145 acres of mangrove forest along its section of coastline.—
Ryan Kellman,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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This means every new road, canal and subdivision takes a bigger bite out of its world.—
Eve Bohnett,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Although many houses remain standing in the subdivision, only a handful of residents haven't moved out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The six varieties of Caruso giardiniera are now available online, and in stores in 30 states, including more than 100 stores in the Chicago area.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The hotel offers a variety of half-day and full-day excursions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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In particular, some of these out-of-reach equations belong to a special class of PDEs that researchers spent a century developing a theory of — a theory that no one could get to work for this one subclass.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Feb. 2026
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In addition to class certification and the approval of a subclass of California customers, the plaintiffs are also requesting unspecified monetary damages.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Close partnerships of any sort aren’t always split 50/50, of course — everyone, including you, needs a little extra help sometimes.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The push also comes at a time when retailers appear to be in a same-day delivery arms race of sorts, with merchants turning to more third-party last-mile delivery services to get products at the consumer’s doorstep faster.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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Martha sat on the other bed and thought about what a perverse species humans were—to insist on eating something that had tried so hard to be inedible.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Despite the geographic distance, both populations had been lumped under the same species classification for years.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The new deepwater catshark, placed in the genus Apristurus, was a tropical species.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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However, Swedish professor Rolf Dahlgren persuasively argued in the 1960s that the plant belonged to the Aspalathus genus within the same plant family.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Subspecies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subspecies. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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