as in reality
the fact of being or of being real
the existence of UFO's is something that people continue to argue about
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And the existence or non-existence of that rule does not speak to the filmmakers’ larger argument — that if the Academy’s goal is to get people to watch films in theaters, Kiss the Future more than met the mark.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
The European country tops the list in several criteria such as quality of life, health infrastructure, university education, existence of a statutory minimum wage, ability to attract foreign highly skilled personnel and more.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
But Matty’s whole brand is about disarming people with her fundamental existence.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
In 1846: Astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle, guided by calculations from Urbain Le Verrier, observed Neptune for the first time at the Berlin Observatory, confirming the existence of the eighth planet in our solar system.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2024
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
The European country tops the list in several criteria such as quality of life, health infrastructure, university education, existence of a statutory minimum wage, ability to attract foreign highly skilled personnel and more.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
But Matty’s whole brand is about disarming people with her fundamental existence.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
In 1846: Astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle, guided by calculations from Urbain Le Verrier, observed Neptune for the first time at the Berlin Observatory, confirming the existence of the eighth planet in our solar system.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Existence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/existence. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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