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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
pre-exist .
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Examples
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Nature, further, pre-exists the gods in a very hostile form, and the more beneficial structures of the world and self are built on those more hostile elements.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Birth Defects as God’s Punishment for Abortion 2010
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The right to bear arms is not a right granted by the constitution — it is one recognized by the constitution, much as our right to free speech is not granted by the constitution but pre-exists it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Second Circuit Due Process Victory for Connecticut Carry Permit Holders 2010
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So in a sense, as much as one can use such a term, there is a kind of relationship that pre-exists, added Jeenah.
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This is the crux of the matter: Ratzinger believes in a God Who pre-exists human decisions about Him, and Who offers more solid guidance than evanescent intellectual fashions do.
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This fact alone points to a mind that pre-exists and transcends the universe.
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So in a sense, as much as one can use such a term, there is a kind of relationship that pre-exists, added Jeenah.
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"The future certainly pre-exists in the organic whole of God's creative life, but it pre-exists as an open possibility, not as a fixed order of events with definite outlines," Iqbal notes.
Printing: Divine Will and Human Freedom -- Part I. Divine Predestination: How Far Real? 2010
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The right to bear arms is not a right granted by the constitution — it is one recognized by the constitution, much as our right to free speech is not granted by the constitution but pre-exists it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Second Circuit Due Process Victory for Connecticut Carry Permit Holders 2010
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Nature, further, pre-exists the gods in a very hostile form, and the more beneficial structures of the world and self are built on those more hostile elements.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Birth Defects as God’s Punishment for Abortion 2010
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"The future certainly pre-exists in the organic whole of God's creative life, but it pre-exists as an open possibility, not as a fixed order of events with definite outlines," Iqbal notes.
Divine Will and Human Freedom -- Part I. Divine Predestination: How Far Real? 2010
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