existing conditions

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Though many who are infected make a full recovery, young children, elderly people, pregnant women and people with existing conditions or a weakened immune system can experience severe symptoms and suffer potentially life-threatening complications.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

It’s an intensifier — a force that amplifies and worsens existing conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

Riders could save 12 minutes during afternoon peak hours, and less at other times, compared to existing conditions, according to city environmental reports.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2024

More modern approaches can take existing conditions and understand how they will evolve according to fundamental science rather than past experience.

From Scientific American • Nov. 10, 2023

In all cases of cure, however, we must face the fact that under existing conditions these mentally restored individuals are released into society without let or hindrance as regards their marital relations.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.