existing

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In the interim, the state and local governments must act decisively to enforce the existing wage floor, ensuring employers cannot use expanded housing deductions to push workers’ pay below the legal minimum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

It calls for a "minimum of four" hubs should be established at "existing sites" within the first year of the next government taking the office.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

It is not known whether Griffin is planning to combine the new property with his existing unit in the building, or if he purchased the latest apartment as an investment opportunity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

He added the system was “overly rotated” on finding new customers versus taking care of existing customers, but that mix will likely change.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Similar limitations on the resources accessible to existing human technology prevail in the regions of the world recently occupied by other bands.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond