existing

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The VA’s 2027 budget proposal sought $500 million for eight projects, including a parking structure and rehabilitation of six existing buildings, but no funds for new housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Ilmarinen’s contribution pushes the total funding from new and existing backers to over $146 million, up from $136 million.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, extending the life of existing reactors and upgrading them to squeeze more electricity out of them is “really important,” Eggers says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

According to the researchers, these newly developed antibodies perform significantly better than any existing approach aimed at targeting SLAMF6.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

And then—because it could not extend home loans fast enough to create a sufficient number of lower-rated bonds—it used credit default swaps to replicate the very worst of the existing bonds, many times over.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis