as in lived
to have life
a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist
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Archaeologists recently found a large Roman industrial complex in northern England — along with hundreds of tools, offering rare insight into how Romans lived and worked.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Sherrill thought maybe her sister, who lived nearby, had taken Shannon to the store.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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In between acts, there was a dance intermission featuring background dancers, including a solo female dancer performing a contemporary piece, before the stage opened to a full dance performance.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Detectives did not indicate that there was any connection between the two incidents.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Long one of the most beautiful ways to preserve produce, candying has existed in some form as far back as ancient China and Rome.—
Hannah Walhout,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Islamic Republic rejected pre-Islamic Persian history, as if nothing of value had existed in Persia before Islam.—
Shahrnush Parsipur,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Subsisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsisted. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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