Using the doesntExist() method in Laravel

// This works
if ( 0 === $model->where('status', 'pending')->count() ) {
}
 
// But since I don't care about the count, just that there isn't one
// Laravel's exists() method is cleaner.
if ( ! $model->where('status', 'pending')->exists() ) {
}
 
// But I find the ! in the statement above easily missed. The
// doesntExist() method makes this statement even clearer.
if ( $model->where('status', 'pending')->doesntExist() ) {
}

Tip given by @ShawnHooper