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- nonexistent adjective
Etymology
Origin of nonexistence
Example Sentences
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The SEC declined to respond, with a spokesperson saying the agency doesn’t “comment on the existence or nonexistence of a possible investigation.”
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Its nonexistence is, ironically, the main thing to emerge so far from the document dump.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
But in Alexander, Thomas declared his view that these amendments are in fact narrow to the point of nonexistence, addressing “only matters relating to access to the ballot.”
From Slate • May 23, 2024
Since this plan cannot unfold without us, our nonexistence — to true believers — is inconceivable.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2023
The protests of the workers this time were based on the lack of sanitary facilities in their living quarters, the nonexistence of medical services, and terrible working conditions.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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