pre-existing
Britishadjective
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Psychiatry’s embrace of Dr. Snyder’s finding was foreshadowed by a convergence of pre-existing forces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The researchers adjusted for factors that might affect the findings, including age, sex, ethnicity, pre-existing conditions, use of other medications, and body mass index.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
But pre-existing roads cannot simply expand, leaving less room for more cars.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
To do this, campaigns have leaned on both digital ads and phonebanking, as well as pre-existing political relationships.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 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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