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

The other characters keep calling him by the wrong name, and he talks about his nonexistence in voiceovers at both the beginning and end of the movie.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025

But in Alexander, Thomas declared his view that these amendments are in fact narrow to the point of nonexistence, addressing “only matters relating to access to the ballot.”

From Slate • May 23, 2024

He knew, or he could imagine, the arguments which proved his own nonexistence; but they were nonsense, they were only a play on words.

From "1984" by George Orwell