We shouldn't deny the 'existence' of these problems. [=we shouldn't deny that these problems are present or real]
long before the country had 'come into existence' [=begun to exist; come to have actual being]
I owe my very 'existence' [='life'] to their courage. [=I am alive because of their courage]
(..) We're all here to protect Kevin. He's very weak. He doesn't know how powerful we can be. Would you mind telling me, when you first came into existence? And how you and Patricia, the other undesireable identity, became aligned? That's okay. Do you still have strong beliefs? - That depends on what. (..)2016 Split