nonexistence

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California, a historic leader in technology and life sciences, risks becoming the jurisdiction where tomorrow’s cures are litigated into nonexistence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

An SEC spokesperson said the agency doesn’t comment on the existence or nonexistence of a possible investigation.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

It claims that these men are terrorists by virtue of their alleged membership in the Tren de Aragua gang—but evidence of this affiliation is weak to the point of nonexistence.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2025

Since this plan cannot unfold without us, our nonexistence — to true believers — is inconceivable.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2023

His existence or his nonexistence, it amounts to much the same, on the plane of proof.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin