exist
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She pointed out that one cited a legal principle that didn’t exist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
This awareness of body position, known as proprioception, was once thought to exist only in animals.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Twenty years ago, Patriot High in Jurupa Valley didn’t exist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
Crypto is a digital asset, which doesn't exist physically and is instead accessed via digital wallets or computers.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The cookies Theo had come in to steal didn’t even exist; the tins in my room are all crumbs.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Nevertheless, the findings provide a new way to understand how fear influences memory and why a brain system designed to protect against danger might sometimes generate fear when no immediate threat exists.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
It exists at the corner of my eye in advertisements and feeds, but I’m never tempted to look its way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The particle is unstable and exists for just one and a half trillionths of a second before breaking down into other forms - decaying.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
She does not believe any rivalry between her faith and Catholicism exists.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Concerning the Gods, there are those who deny the very existence of the Godhead; others say that it exists, but neither bestirs nor concerns itself nor has forethought for anything.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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The search for neutrinos began long before technology existed to observe them.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
For decades after each racing season ended, factories reworked or dismantled their cars for parts, or else sold them with whatever chassis numbers and records existed for them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The scary mommy has been an archetype in storytelling for as long as stories have existed.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Unlike McKelvie, Campbell believes there is enough published material surrounding Bean to suggest he existed in some form - but not in Ayrshire.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
All the cracks had disappeared as if they’d never existed, while the hole from the crossbow’s arrow had been filled in with what looked like a small piece of blue stained glass.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Unilever, meanwhile, said it aims to secure underlying sales growth of 4%-6% a year over the medium term, beginning next year, in line with existing multiyear guidance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The move also presented Robbins and her husband, Chris, with an existing family connection: The Vermont house was built by his parents.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
The new rules only affect future contracts and not existing agreements, the report said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Authorities have also said they're looking to strengthen existing haze legislation and are investigating 10 Singapore-registered companies for potential links to the wildfires in Indonesia.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
There's my mom, the queen of the starfish, existing in a tornado of glitter that poisons anything else it touches.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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