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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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Though the exact species remains unidentified, researchers believe these eggs are from the Notosuchia subgroup, as the Bauru Group holds a large collection of these fossils.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Mar. 2026
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The error margins are larger among partisan subgroup samples and other subgroups.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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That section of town received evacuation alerts hours after flames threatened the area, and much later than wealthier, whiter areas of the unincorporated town.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Markings on the tail section identified the aircraft as belonging to the 940th Air Refueling Wing at Beale, home to the Air Force Reserve Command unit.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Faced with the possibility that a builder will try to convert the 140-acre Chippanee Country Club into a housing subdivision, Bristol is looking into whether to buy the property itself.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2026
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The fight occurred after the students got off the school bus in the Ashley Place subdivision.—
Eric Stirgus,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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For much of the season, Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball star Darryn Peterson has dealt with a variety of health issues.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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Lingerie brands like Skims, Thirdlove, and Aerie make them in a variety of styles—triangle, scoopneck, longline, T-shirt—with features like adjustable straps, removable cups that add shape to small busts, and wide under-bust bands that support larger boobs.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
13 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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An increase of some sort wasn’t necessarily surprising.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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So far, the Mets have only minimal updates on Lindor, but a hamate surgery is probably considered a minimal surgery of sorts, at least relatively speaking.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Nine bones carrying the full weight of a species description.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Resources for protecting wildlife are finite, and every new species designation changes how those resources get allocated.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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The species belongs to the genus Scorpiops and shares anatomical features with related Euscorpiops species.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Identifying Coyotes As part of the same genus as domestic dogs, coyotes may resemble a dog from a distance.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Subspecies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subspecies. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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