existence
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"His death has not only caused profound sadness; it has shattered the very foundation of our existence," she added.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Human civilizations across the ages have understood this to be an important lesson, which is how gold became the go-to cautionary symbol for greed, vanity, and the hollow existence to which they lead.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Even your own boring neighborhood feels realer if it appears in a movie, as if its existence had been confirmed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Their simultaneous existence indicates a broader trend toward sheer, glorious stupidity that viewers crave when practically everything is either too polished and boring or wilfully obtuse.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
I had earned the highest grade-point average of any student during the first forty-six years of the school’s existence.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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