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Recent Examples of nonexistent Following the precedents set in Geneva in 1949, the states employing these tactics continue to claim that the resulting famines are either nonexistent, or unintended consequences of lawful actions against enemy combatants. Boyd Van Dijk, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025 However, many hazardous weather outlooks issued by NWS offices across the Upper Midwest region said the threat is nonexistent after Monday. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 Harrison was a member of two bands in which every member is still alive and yet the chances of a concert reunion are virtually nonexistent. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025 Recall's long road to release involved a rushed initial almost-launch, harsh criticism of its (then mostly nonexistent) security protections, multiple delays, a major under-the-hood overhaul, and five months of testing in Microsoft's Windows Insider beta program. ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonexistent
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absent
Adjective
  • Jones has been absent from the Today since mid-December.
    EW.com, EW.com, 23 May 2025
  • The larger message from Pochettino, though, was clear — both for the players who were absent and the ones that were going to be in camp.
    Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 22 May 2025

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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonexistent. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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