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pre-existing

adjective

  1. occurring or existing previously
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌ-ˈٱԳ, noun
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His statement on Thursday comes hours after the White House said that tariffs on China would reach 145% for some products due to a pre-existing 20% levy imposed on those producing the drug fentanyl.

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An insurance company might use genetic information to determine pre-existing health conditions and consequentially raise rates for that individual, he said.

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Police found a pill-making machine in operation at his address and he was described as having "pre-existing expertise".

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Judge Myong J. Joun, of the federal District of Massachusetts, issued a temporary restraining order on Monday that called for the Trump administration to “immediately restore” the “pre-existing status quo prior to the termination.”

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Roberts has been aggressive in cutting back voting rights and "pre-existing understandings of how the law works."

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