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- nonexistent adjective
Etymology
Origin of nonexistence
Example Sentences
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Its nonexistence is, ironically, the main thing to emerge so far from the document dump.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
An SEC spokesperson said the agency doesn’t comment on the existence or nonexistence of a possible investigation.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
It claims that these men are terrorists by virtue of their alleged membership in the Tren de Aragua gang—but evidence of this affiliation is weak to the point of nonexistence.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2025
Since this plan cannot unfold without us, our nonexistence — to true believers — would have been inconceivable.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2023
Gray hair shaved almost to nonexistence, eyes so black they seem all pupils, a long, straight nose reddened by the freezing air.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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