as in lived
to have life
a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist
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Pierce County court records show that a woman who lived at the address last May obtained a one-year protection order against her 32-year-old son.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Most of these people have lived there before.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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The level and duration of violence depend on a few factors, such as whether there was a succession plan and what kind of alliances are in place with other cartels.—
Angélica Durán-Martínez,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2026
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But when morning came, and there was no snow, skeptical New Englanders treated the workday like business as usual.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Apple never backed down and the FBI found a way to unlock the phone anyway, using bugs that already existed in Apple’s code, effectively providing the back door that law enforcement sought in the first place.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Skyline has evolved through several downtown venues over the years, but Ace*Mission offers the ability to move fluidly between open-air programming and raw warehouse interiors, a duality that mirrors how dance culture has historically existed in Los Angeles.—
Holly Alvarado,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Subsisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsisted. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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