preexisting

Example Sentences

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The upheaval fed into Venezuela's preexisting isolation, with most major international airlines having already halted connections to the country given the government's enormous unpaid debt.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

DHS pulled into its structure several preexisting agencies, such as the Coast Guard, which continued to perform their traditional missions.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

I counted preexisting security cameras as I went: three on a large gray tower on the west side of the parkway.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

Before it took effect in 2014, insurance companies in many states could deny coverage for preexisting conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Instead, they called the city Rhakotis, which might refer to some preexisting Egyptian village on that location, or derive from the term ra-qed, the generic term for “building site.”

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro