existing

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The former is bad news; selling more common shares of a stock in free fall would dilute existing shareholders and push the price even lower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

"Using AI to tell queer stories can feel unfair to existing creatives who are already capable of crafting these narratives with honesty and depth," Natts Jadaone, writer of the film "Rookie", told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Those at a higher risk of developing a serious illness and long-term health problems include people over 50 and those with existing health conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Still, those holidays do have the benefit of being either a single day or a collection of days that temporally coincide with winter’s existing holidays.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

But it’s still possible to compare newly emerged alphabets of the past with previously existing ones, and to deduce from letter forms which existing ones served as models.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond