existing

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“During the Hormuz disruptions, that didn’t really change. People just leaned more on those existing nondollar channels,” said Baron Lamarre, co-founder of the International Digital Exchange and former head of trading at Petronas.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Military planners pulled out existing target lists that had already been reviewed and vetted by military lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The existing warehouse, which distributed 14,244 emergency parcels last year, will also undergo a refurbishment.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Many of the AI country tunes tap into the genre's archetype of the lone cowboy: a rugged, taciturn, plain-spoken man who, above all, refuses to apologize for simply existing.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

All the same, solitary bucks—if they can find no existing holes to make use of—will sometimes scratch out short tunnels for shelter, although it is not work that they tackle at all seriously.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams