existed

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By carefully arranging tiny particles of silver into custom-built structures, they created and stabilized a previously elusive state of matter that had existed only in theoretical models.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

But in July 2025, as Trump faced questions about his relationship with Epstein, whom he knew socially, the Justice Department closed its investigation into Epstein’s alleged crimes and said no such client list existed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

They are so AI native, they use these tools as if the world had never existed without them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

At Galeries Lafayette on Tuesday, as employees packed away denuded mannequins, admissions officer Li said she thought the store had been too reliant on "the traditional... business model that has existed for decades in France".

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

It existed in a way that couldn’t be measured.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn