coexistence

as in occurrence
the occurrence or existence of several things at once a difficult economic situation marked by the coexistence of inflation and unemployment

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Recent Examples of coexistence Following the release, Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistence and disarmament would receive amnesty, with safe passage offered to those wishing to leave Gaza for countries that have agreed to receive them. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 Additionally, the plan said Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistence would be given amnesty to remain in Gaza or they would be granted safe passage to receiving countries. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025 For Herzog, this simultaneous coexistence of high art and triviality is part of LA’s twisted genius. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025 This surprising coexistence is a critical piece of the puzzle, pointing to a metasomatic redox-freezing reaction. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025 Shawn Cantrell, vice president of species conservation and coexistence for Defenders of Wildlife, said his group recognizes the trauma that ranchers are experiencing. Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Xi also invoked Panchsheel—the five principles of peaceful coexistence jointly enunciated by India and China in 1954—but Modi chose not to respond. Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 That coexistence strategy — horizontal as foundation, vertical as activation layer — may prove appealing to CIOs already committed to cloud ecosystems from hyperscalers like Microsoft, Google, or AWS. Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Funnel fencing and wildlife overpasses over busy roadways are tools to help increase habitat connectivity and reinforce wildlife-human coexistence. John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • That’s a common occurrence for the brass music scene.
    Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The occurrence makes the Latin rapper, 31, a two-time SNL host, while the season 51 premiere will mark the 29-year-old Vie artist's debut as a musical performer.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • Looking back, the chain of events — the appendicitis, the podcast connection, the impossible appointment, the miraculous cancellation — feels almost too extraordinary to be a coincidence.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • First, coincidence of interests.
    Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Coexistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexistence. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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