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 There are new laws, there’s a program for peaceful coexistence, there have been significant releases, and there’s an amnesty law. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026 In only a handful of generations some populations have begun evolving resistance, and the crash many expected to end in the extinction of the species now looks more like an uneasy coexistence. John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Witnessing a parasite and human sharing a single body leads her to wonder whether coexistence might offer her species a better chance of survival than conflict. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2026 Neanderthals flourished across Eurasia for more than 300,000 years before the arrival of anatomically modern humans, only to vanish after just a few thousand years of coexistence. Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 20 July 2026 By contrast, pursuing a narrower fight against the terrorists behind the October 7th attack could free the hostages, bring about normalized relations with Saudi Arabia, and possibly lead to a secure coexistence with a Palestinian state. David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 The data collected during game drives offers a deeper understanding of their movements, supporting vital research that helps protect the elephants, key migration corridors, and their coexistence with local communities. Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026 Their tense coexistence revives buried violence and loss, forcing a fragile chance of reconciliation. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026 How Different Countries Are Using 6-GHz Spectrum India is currently in a regulatory holding position on the upper 6-GHz spectrum, leaving questions around future arrangements to keep the band exclusively for mobile use or to develop strategies for coexistence. Stephen Cousins, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026
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Noun
  • Marquez's murder shocked Mexico — where killings and kidnappings are a daily occurrence — and brought into sharp focus both its femicide epidemic and growing violence against influencers.
    CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Diving deeper into this chart, since 1994, there have been 6 occurrences of the Fed moving the policy rate higher after a prolonged period of declining or flat rates.
    Todd Gordon, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • That’s either an amazing coincidence of errors or the studies were cynically designed to contrive flaws in RCV.
    Paul Haughey, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • However, there was a bit of an eerie coincidence that fans started to notice as the day went on.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Coexistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coexistence. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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