subsists

present tense third-person singular of subsist

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • There is a road closure at West 135th Street and US-69 South.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Once there is a final design, the city will be able to seek grants and other funding for the project.
    Amir Mahmoud, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In Brazil, nearly 90% of electricity now comes from clean energy sources, enabling communities from São Paulo to small towns in the Amazon to power their daily lives with renewables.
    Alexis Abramson, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Pop culture is filled with images of Rio de Janeiro, and while the Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) certainly lives up to its name, movies and song lyrics rarely capture the real reasons why.
    Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That stereotype still exists today.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In theory, this track exists in perpetuity.
    Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
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