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
Residents are advised to check on those at high risk for heat-related illness, including people with preexisting conditions, older adults, pregnant women, children and anyone without access to air conditioning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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
Children, elderly people, pregnant people and people with preexisting heart and lung conditions are likely to be most sensitive to particle pollution, Davis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
But the most likely case is that interstellar communication will be a kind of palimpsest, like the palimpsests of ancient writers short of papyrus or stone who superimposed their messages on top of preexisting messages.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
