as in to live
to have life
strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist
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Recent Examples of exist
Baumgartner sees potential for both to co-exist locally, likening it to how beer used to be available.
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Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
The ability to work with standard cameras and existing hardware could make the system easier to deploy across industries such as logistics, food handling, and manufacturing, where mixed materials are common.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Mortgage refinancing replaces your existing loan with a new one, and there are several types.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Although the Dallas Cowboys addressed some of their defensive needs in free agency, a glaring hole still exists at the linebacker position.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
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Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
The ability to work with standard cameras and existing hardware could make the system easier to deploy across industries such as logistics, food handling, and manufacturing, where mixed materials are common.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Mortgage refinancing replaces your existing loan with a new one, and there are several types.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Although the Dallas Cowboys addressed some of their defensive needs in free agency, a glaring hole still exists at the linebacker position.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
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Residents living outside of those eight Southeast Michigan counties will also see fuel savings, Whitmer says, because those counties are already allowed to sell cheaper fuel blends without a waiver.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Later that month, his daughter, who lives abroad, received a call from an unknown number informing her that her brother had been shot and killed.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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But there was the more important distance — the one separating Liverpool’s summer signing (from the Swedish top-flight club Kristianstad DFF) from the high-ankle sprain in December suffered during a benign set-piece session.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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There is a priority placed on prevention and providing services to children and families within the home environment.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Exist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exist. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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