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existence

[ig-zis-tuhns] / ɪgˈzɪs təns /


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I’ve rarely seen Elordi wearing his lanky, handsome screen presence comfortably; something about the actor usually seems to be apologizing for his own existence.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The 12-year-old drugmaker, more commonly known as RevMed, had spent much of its existence trying to solve a scientific puzzle that had stumped some of the industry’s leading researchers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The region's hardscrabble existence is perhaps best illustrated in Dollywood's full-size replica of the humble two-room log cabin where Parton grew up with her 11 brothers and sisters in Locust Ridge, outside Sevierville.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

The possible existence of these three rulers raises broader questions about what the Assyrian King List was actually designed to do.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Thanks to this cruel logic, Leonardo da Vinci escapes—barely—a dull alternate existence as a notary.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Sold as the ultimate work-life balance, the firm's brain microchip procedure splits a person's consciousness and memory into dual existences.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2025

We have given the keys to our once-private analog existences over to the wealthiest companies in human history.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2024

Locals and tourists often lead separate but parallel existences, more or less ignoring one another’s presence.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2024

Which even the military ended because it called on gay people to deny or hide their existences.

From Seattle Times May 8, 2024

Did the birds’ insignificant little existences have any meaning at all?

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




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