Example Sentences

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While the concept has existed since the 1960s, it has never been used operationally.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Cancer has existed as long as humans have, and for much of that time, the fight against it was a losing battle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The hostilities “threatened to shatter the ‘no-war-no-peace’ situation,” that has existed since the end of the Tigray war, Oxford Analytica’s senior Africa analyst Matt Ward said in February.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Although the concept of flavored yogurts has existed for millennia across the diaspora, raita is believed to have first appeared in print around the 19th century.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

The truth is, for as far back as I can remember, this sort of confusion has existed about who I am, and it always starts with my name.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad