preexisting
adjective
pre·ex·ist·ing
ˌprē-ig-ˈzi-stiŋ 
: existing at an earlier time
a preexisting medical condition
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While economists are still sorting out how potential tariffs will impact consumer spending in 2025, two research papers published just prior to the president-elect’s trade announcement against Mexico, Canada and China, identified several preexisting challenges already in place.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
Now the school, which contains a mix of preexisting and new faculty and programs, is launching a two-year Master of Science in Climate.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Above that are observational studies that collect and analyze preexisting data in a systematic way.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The doctored image is based on a preexisting popular photo of a young boy wearing a monkey costume while using an iPad in an Apple Store, which became popularized on the internet in the early 2010s.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
Now the school, which contains a mix of preexisting and new faculty and programs, is launching a two-year Master of Science in Climate.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Above that are observational studies that collect and analyze preexisting data in a systematic way.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The doctored image is based on a preexisting popular photo of a young boy wearing a monkey costume while using an iPad in an Apple Store, which became popularized on the internet in the early 2010s.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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preexisting
adjective
pre·ex·ist·ing
ˌprē-ig-ˈzi-stiŋ
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or pre-existing
: existing or present earlier or before a certain point of time
In 1990, over 60 percent of group health insurance plans contained exclusions of coverage for preexisting conditions, signifying the denial of benefits for any illness present at the time the insurance is obtained.—Thomas Bodenheimer, in The New England Journal of Medicine
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