nonexistence
Example Sentences
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California, a historic leader in technology and life sciences, risks becoming the jurisdiction where tomorrow’s cures are litigated into nonexistence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
An SEC spokesperson said the agency doesn’t comment on the existence or nonexistence of a possible investigation.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
It claims that these men are terrorists by virtue of their alleged membership in the Tren de Aragua gang—but evidence of this affiliation is weak to the point of nonexistence.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2025
Since this plan cannot unfold without us, our nonexistence — to true believers — is inconceivable.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2023
The nonexistence of absolute rest therefore meant that one could not give an event an absolute position in space, as Aristotle had believed.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
