existed
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The “era of easy gains” they think is “officially over” never existed in the first place.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The lawsuit alleges that Sheriff Robert Luna failed to confiscate Giandomenico’s phone after learning of the photos and tried to conceal from Nancy Lemus that the images existed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
No banks equivalent to those that proliferated in 18th-century England existed in America, and many hoped a republic of yeomen farmers could do without them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
In a landmark speech in 1949, he argued that once constitutional avenues existed, methods such as fasting and civil disobedience should give way to democratic processes, warning that otherwise they became the "grammar of anarchy".
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Nhamo discovered hills and valleys she never knew existed.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
