preexisting

Example Sentences

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I’m a 56-year-old male earning $198,000 a year with no preexisting conditions.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

Firefighters were seeking to contain the fire using preexisting features such as roads, ridges and trails rather than carving a fire line through the island’s sensitive ecosystems, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

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

At many moments in history, states have arisen independently—or, as cultural anthropologists say, “pristinely,” that is, in the absence of any preexisting surrounding states.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond