existence
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For most of human existence, we have lived in the shadow of starvation: Our bodies evolved to stockpile energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
His existence would account for the reference on the tablet and could also explain the identity of a royal figure shown in a statue discovered at Aššur.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
In addition to their Grand Canyon visit, the Duffys swing by Yellowstone National Park, rounding out their looks at two of the most photographed destinations in existence.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
"I regard art as an inexhaustible source of expression. To stop would mean having completed one’s existence, and I don’t think I’m there yet."
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
No one else had seen any trace of the leopard, but Nhamo had no doubts about its existence.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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
Which even the military ended because it called on gay people to deny or hide their existences.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
Because writers had the kind of, again, more or less middle-class existences for most people, people had the ability to do their art, create their stories because they had this protection.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2023
Did the birds’ insignificant little existences have any meaning at all?
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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