def METHOD_NAME(entity: str) -> bool:
    query = f"""
        MATCH (n1:`{self._node_label}`)--() 
        WHERE n1.id = $entity RETURN count(*)
    """
    # Call FalkorDB with prepared statement
    result = self._driver.query(
        query, params={"entity": entity}, read_only=True
    )
    return bool(result.result_set)