- present participle of exist.
existing
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The WHO is also sponsoring a separate clinical trial in DR Congo to see whether two existing antiviral therapies can improve survival rates.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Meanwhile, developments at PJM Interconnection, which serves 13 mid-Atlantic states including Virginia, are also less than ideal for existing power plant owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
González and Durazo plan to insert proposed legislation related to the Lineage fire into existing bills, a process known as “gut and amend.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Under existing rules, you actually may not avail of the $1,000 spousal benefit at 62 and switch to your own benefit of $2,640 at 70.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Under the existing plan, U.S. forces in Vietnam would rise from 400,000 to 470,000 by the end of 1967.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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