already exist

Frequency: 6.57.2 per million words

Indicates that something has been in existence prior to the current time.

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Examples (20)

  • A solution to this problem already exists in the latest software update.
  • The files already exist in the system directory.
  • Scientists were surprised to find that a similar species already existed millions of years ago.
  • These regulations already exist in most European countries.
  • We shouldn't reinvent the wheel; a framework for this already exists.
  • The technology doesn't need to be invented - it already exists.
  • Laws to prevent this kind of fraud already exist, but they are not well enforced.
  • Similar problems already exist in other departments.
  • Are you sure a group for this doesn't already exist? We should check first.
  • The database shows that this record already exists.
  • By the time the Romans arrived, a sophisticated civilization already existed in the region.
  • These conditions already existed before the new policy.
  • The author claimed the world she wrote about already existed in her imagination.
  • A solution to this issue already exists in the manual.
  • A wealth of data on this topic already exists, waiting to be analyzed.
  • The infrastructure we need already exists in the city.
  • Some philosophers believe that all possible solutions to a problem already exist in an abstract realm.
  • Such facilities already exist in neighboring towns.
  • It's frustrating when you have a great idea and then discover it already exists.
  • The evidence suggests that these species already existed millions of years ago.