pre-existing
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Two-thirds of Americans support laws to prevent insurance companies from denying coverage or charging more for people with pre-existing conditions, according to KFF in 2024.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
"Once you properly account for pre-existing health conditions, aging, and overall exposure to obesity, the supposed harmful effects of weight cycling largely disappear," explains Prof. Stefan.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
However, in developed nations such as France, fatal cases are extremely rare and mainly affect people with pre-existing health conditions.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
A loan’s starting point—an indication of whether there were pre-existing concerns about a company—also mattered.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 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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