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nonexisting
Derived word form of existing

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Two New York attorneys are facing sanctions after citing nonexisting case law in a court filing that had been provided by Chat GPT, an internet chatbot that conducts research upon request.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Federal lawmakers, when writing the relief bill, made it clear that the money should be disbursed on a per capita basis directly to the cities and towns in nonexisting counties.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2021

Davies says the Soviet mapmakers did make some mistakes — misnamed roads, putting in nonexisting subway sections.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2018

To prove his points, McCarthy has a "unique distortion technique: stating as facts a set of nonexisting circumstances, then repeating them as facts when challenged."

From Time Magazine Archive

From a nonexisting garden, how can such fragrant breezes be wafted?

From Some Answered Questions by `Abdu'l-Bahá