The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.
The word "existence" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to describe the state or fact of being real or having life. For example: "The existence of love is the most important thing in life".
The prospect of freedom had become his reason for existence.
This is the first time the government has admitted the boat's existence after both Morrison and the Australian prime minister repeatedly refused to comment on its whereabouts, citing national security interests under Australia's hardline military-led border regime.
Google's latest doodle celebrates the birthday of Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann, who discovered the existence of an inner core in the Earth.
"Daesh leaders are working at setting up a state and do not deny the existence of terrorist volunteers from European countries who may or may not have dual nationality … it goes beyond what we experienced before with al-Qaida," he said.
Community activist Stafford Scott said "we are very disappointed" and called for a public inquiry into why police did not remove the gun from the streets when its existence was first reported to them.
The existence of the evidence, gathered at the crime scene, was never disclosed either to the boys' defence teams or to the district attorney prosecuting the case.
I suspected that the majority of people lamenting the existence of twerking don't understand what it is, and have not actually seen the dance itself (including those who have watched Miley Cyrus' performance at the VMAs).
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Claudia Letizia
Head Translator and Proofreader @ organictranslations.eu