preexisting
adjective
pre·ex·ist·ing
ˌprē-ig-ˈzi-stiŋ 
: existing at an earlier time
a preexisting medical condition
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Ray Royce, executive director of Highlands County Citrus Growers Association, likens it to a preexisting medical condition.
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Ayurella Horn-Muller, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024
The Heat also wouldn’t be able to use a preexisting trade exception.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 June 2024
These health issues have been found in healthy people as well, but the effects are much more serious in those with preexisting conditions.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
People with certain preexisting conditions are more susceptible to black licorice overdose.
—Bill Sullivan, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Ayurella Horn-Muller, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024
The Heat also wouldn’t be able to use a preexisting trade exception.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 June 2024
These health issues have been found in healthy people as well, but the effects are much more serious in those with preexisting conditions.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
People with certain preexisting conditions are more susceptible to black licorice overdose.
—Bill Sullivan, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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preexisting
adjective
pre·ex·ist·ing
ˌprē-ig-ˈzi-stiŋ
variants
or pre-existing
: existing or present earlier or before a certain point of time
In 1990, over 60 percent of group health insurance plans contained exclusions of coverage for preexisting conditions, signifying the denial of benefits for any illness present at the time the insurance is obtained.—Thomas Bodenheimer, in The New England Journal of Medicine
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