pre-existing
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Of course, they are not billionaires like Oprah or celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow or Reese Witherspoon, who leveraged their pre-existing stardom into profitable imprimaturs in wellness and publishing.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
In March, Beijing cut the growth target to a range of 4.5%-5%, its lowest economic expansion goal since 1991, a move some analysts say has given Beijing space to acknowledge pre-existing economic weakness.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
That prompted a surprise announcement from the Treasury Department last week that it would at least double purchases of longer term Treasurys as part of its pre-existing buyback program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The document also highlighted a pre-existing pull-back in production at the two studios in recent years — something that Ellison plans to correct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
It is easy to say that our world has been made by science or by technology, but scientific and technological progress depend on a pre-existing assumption, the assumption that there are discoveries to be made.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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