preexisting

Example Sentences

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The upheaval fed into Venezuela's preexisting isolation, with most major international airlines having already halted connections to the country given the government's enormous unpaid debt.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

DHS pulled into its structure several preexisting agencies, such as the Coast Guard, which continued to perform their traditional missions.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Travel insurance can get expensive in your 80s with preexisting conditions like diabetes or heart disease.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

Carvalho said fears in immigrant communities “are now exacerbating preexisting factors that were already driving statewide enrollment declines — including falling birth rates, rising housing costs and broader economic pressures.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025

First, even our cognitive abilities as adults are heavily influenced by the social environment that we experienced during childhood, making it hard to discern any influence of preexisting genetic differences.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond