while (iterator.hasNext()) {
        if (element.equals(iterator.next())) {
          return true;
        }
      }
    }
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Traverses an iterator and removes every element that belongs to the provided collection. The
   * iterator will be left exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}.
   *
   * @param removeFrom the iterator to (potentially) remove elements from