existing condition
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Kessel asked how Young could be sure she didn’t die of an existing condition such as heart disease.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024
If the reports are accurate, the decision to exclude deaths where patients have an existing condition would mark a significant departure from how hospitals operated previously.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2022
Before this experience, I knew that excessive screen and computer use can lead to sight problems such as eye strain, especially if you’ve got an existing condition such as myopia or astigmatism.
From Slate • Nov. 27, 2017
Sirotka developed shoulder problems that kept him from ever throwing another pitch in the major leagues, and Toronto filed a grievance that the White Sox hadn't disclosed an existing condition.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2013
If the crops failed, or the owner became bankrupt he had none of the anxiety of his master, although he may have displayed the greatest sympathy with the existing condition.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 by Various