existing
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Cuba relies heavily on fuel imports, meaning tight US sanctions and an oil blockade since the start of the year have exacerbated existing shortages.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Meanwhile, her existing work is set to make waves in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Microsoft and Amazon were among those signing “behind the meter” power deals with companies that had existing plants or ones soon to come online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The problem was that existing planet formation theories suggested a large planet should not have been able to form so quickly, especially at such a great distance from its star.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
The terrible circumstances in which we were now existing brought the two of us closer together.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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