existed

Example Sentences

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No relevant precedent existed, and given the unique crimes the Nazi hierarchy had committed, it would require ex post facto laws to prosecute them.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

She described it as the "most efficient fighting style that ever existed," and when it pays off like it did against Carano, there are not many who can argue with her.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The species had previously existed as two separated populations in northern England and Kent, before declining to a handful of plants across three sites in Kent.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

You possibly could profit from the correlations between different periods’ gains and losses — if you were the only one who knew they existed.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

If America even existed after this, I realized, remembering the vital importance of this very night to the United States gaining its independence.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin