preexisting
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The Commission has said age would be verified using the EU's preexisting age verification app, and no personal data would be collected or shared.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
‘I have no preexisting conditions’: I’m 56, earn $198,000 and want to retire early.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Xinghang Zhang, a professor in Purdue's School of Materials Engineering, is the corresponding author of the paper, titled "Plasticity in brittle intermetallics enabled by framework of amorphous interfaces and preexisting dislocations."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
More detailed research is needed to separate the effects of different drugs, doses, treatment durations, underlying health conditions, and preexisting valve abnormalities.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
It was built precisely at the site of the ferry terminal, both because the city owned the land and because major thoroughfares were already converging on the preexisting ferry service.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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