as in to live
to have life
a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist
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Recent Examples of subsist
The images showed him in saffron robes, subsisting (as the news channels reported) only on coconut water.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
With starting quarterbacks getting almost all the reps during practice each week, backups have to subsist mostly on scout team reps and film study.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Burbank and Cooper, for whom empires subsist as amazing structures of large-scale governance, accommodating difference without (or until) falling to forces of localism or alternative empires, have a different perspective on collapse.
—Charles S. Maier, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2010
Did Ancient Mongolians Only Eat Blood? Aside from blood sausages, also known as blood pudding in some areas, Mongolians likely subsisted mostly on meat and dairy products from their herds.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
With starting quarterbacks getting almost all the reps during practice each week, backups have to subsist mostly on scout team reps and film study.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Burbank and Cooper, for whom empires subsist as amazing structures of large-scale governance, accommodating difference without (or until) falling to forces of localism or alternative empires, have a different perspective on collapse.
—Charles S. Maier, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2010
Did Ancient Mongolians Only Eat Blood? Aside from blood sausages, also known as blood pudding in some areas, Mongolians likely subsisted mostly on meat and dairy products from their herds.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024
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Although President Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign said his administration would focus primarily on violent criminals living illegally in the United States, ICE agents have also been targeting foreign college students and other people who lack any history of violent crime.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The 51st AMAs will air live coast-to-coast at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 May 2025
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But there is a difference between refining and retreating.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Ten blasts were heard near the airport in the Indian Kashmir city of Srinagar and there were explosions in more locations in the contested region, other security officials added.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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MassMutual Ventures joins existing investors, including Founderful, ACE & Company, Angel Invest, Zürcher Kantonalbank, BASF Venture Capital, Beiersdorf Venture Capital and Syensqo.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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Trump’s existing tariffs do not apply to services, and there currently is a World Trade Organization moratorium on digital goods that is in effect through 2026.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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