mere existence
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Shohei Ohtani is such a singular presence in the 150-year history of Major League Baseball that his mere existence required the creation of an entirely new rule.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025
The suit further alleges that the billionaire “critiqued every aspect of Michaels’ appearance,” and that the mere existence of an ingrown hair would raise Geffen’s ire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
And yet its mere existence, at the geographical center of such a devastating history, told me to go inside.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024
Yet Barnard b's mere existence hints at the presence of other exoplanets in that solar system, some of which may be more hospitable to life.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024
Of course, the mere existence of a diversity of results made it difficult to persuade everyone that Brahe’s arguments were conclusive.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
