existed

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Many people throughout the country are nostalgic for a past that never existed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

That everyone can improve their life through hard work is a core US belief, despite a fierce debate over whether limitless social mobility is dead, dying -- or never existed at all.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, a death cross often confirms a trend that already existed, said Koos.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

These are cases in which life exists, or once existed, but scientists fail to detect it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

Because nothing like the full-blooded machinery of a modern political party system existed, Adams conveyed his tentative scheme for a bipartisan initiative informally through letters and conversations sure to be picked up by the press.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis