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exist

A2Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ɪɡˈzɪst/US /ɪɡˈzɪst/
verb

to be real; to be present in a place or situation

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The Danger of a Single Story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TED video example

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I realized that people like me, girls with skin the color of chocolate, whose kinky hair could not form ponytails, could also exist in literature.

The Danger of a Single Story

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