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existence

[ig-zis-tuhns] / ɪgˈzɪs təns /


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Queerness, too, is fundamentally transgressive, not as a lifestyle choice but as a mode of being that refuses to let dominant culture dictate one’s core existence.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Renton’s existence is the sum of the things he chooses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Lidl's situation boils down to two rules: a fixed number of alcohol licences in existence and an 'inadequacy test'.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

“Backrooms” is a film only a 20-year-old — someone whose existence sits smack in-between decades of uniform past and the blip of a recent few years filled with massive change — could make.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

“Change must take place. It is important. To remain as you are would lead to isolation. You would be doomed to a lonely existence, ripped apart from those you love.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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