as in to live
to have life
strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist
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Marc Joffe, a visiting fellow with the California Policy Center, said that one possibility would be to complete the initial 119-mile section of the track, from Madera to Shafter, then connect it with existing Amtrak service.
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Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
However, of this, 2,300 km (1,430 miles) will be made up of rehabilitated existing pathways.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
In the years since Amini's death, Iranian women on the streets increasingly have ignored the existing hijab law, walking in public with their hair uncovered despite the threat of arrest or harassment.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
That means that members will automatically be enrolled in both organizations, and existing members of the TV Academy’s Children’s, Daytime, Documentary and Science & Technology peer groups will retain those memberships while automatically becoming members of NATAS as well.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
However, of this, 2,300 km (1,430 miles) will be made up of rehabilitated existing pathways.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
In the years since Amini's death, Iranian women on the streets increasingly have ignored the existing hijab law, walking in public with their hair uncovered despite the threat of arrest or harassment.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
That means that members will automatically be enrolled in both organizations, and existing members of the TV Academy’s Children’s, Daytime, Documentary and Science & Technology peer groups will retain those memberships while automatically becoming members of NATAS as well.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Exist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exist. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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