Extant
Extant adjective - Existing or in progress right now.
Usage example: when people envisage the future, they often base their predictions on the assumption that extant trends will continue indefinitely
Past
Past adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Usage example: a past editor of the newspaper
Both words in one sentence
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Quirky Household: Megumi's and to a lesser extant Miki's Romantic Two-Girl Friendship: Megumi and Miki push this trope way past its limit.
Source: Manga / Cheeky Angel -
He's already had situations in the past where he doesn't have the luxury of eating, so this trope is a pathetically hilarious continuation of his circumstances and his extant lack of grip on reality.
Source: Crazy Homeless People - We Hardly Knew Ye: Though we do get a whole season to know his origin and what kind of person he is, Danny becomes this due to his Mysterious Past and the sheer extant of his criminal acumen.
Source: Series / Bloodline
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