period of existence

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Neanderthals enjoyed a long period of existence between about 400,000 and 70,000 years ago, spreading from Africa to the Middle East and Europe.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

As for me, I confess by far the greater portion of my sorrows seemed to come in that budding period of existence when life is ever fairest and most captivating.

From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 by Lever, Charles James

You see I have come to a period of existence in which a man has to calculate his resources.

From The Lovels of Arden by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

At any period of existence, four years is a span of time to be reckoned with.

From The Gambler A Novel by Thurston, Katherine Cecil

Nearly every soul feels, at some period of existence, its subtle relationship to a something, a power outside of its material life and surroundings.

From Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul by Scofield, Anna Bishop