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The phrase "when he existed" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to something that occurred during a specific period of time in which a person was alive. For example, "This incredible innovation was only possible because of the contributions he made when he existed."
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There were times when he existed, he said, on ten cents a day; he holed up in squalid, bug-infested hotels, surviving for months on a diet of shredded wheat and cans of herring.
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They exemplify Chinese philosopher and poet Lao Tzu's saying: "A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him.
The quotation, attributed to an unnamed ancient Chinese philosopher, read: "A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him -- worse when they despise him.
If you're younger than 75, you don't even remember a time when he didn't exist.
Once again, we should expect protest Lewis will reject the proposed translation and insist that he is using singular quantification when he asserts "Statues exist".
As Taoist philosopher Lao Tzu once wrote: "A leader is best when people barely know he exists.
The man who danced between the towers now can only dream of what he did, for the towers didn't even exist when he caught the dream, and now no longer exist.
He exists only when I draw him…" Luz said.
It may be necessary to presume he exists, but when will that cease to be true?
ITZKOFF: This is going to be the night when the Walt Disney Company learns that he exists, and it won't be pleased.
(Google hadn't existed when he went to prison).
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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