"dying breed" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2025 October 29, James Steward tells Joe Campbell, “Thriving on the stock exchange”, in RAIL, number 1047, page 45:",
          "text": "In contrast, the coaches stored at Great Yarmouth are something of a dying breed as the modern railway in the UK becomes unit-based. \"Some of these are sort of 40-50 years old. Most things can be repaired, metal can be welded - they're very, very comfortable,\" explains Steward.",
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        "(idiomatic) A group of people or things that is becoming less numerous over time."
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