existential
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This should be a lesson to us in a time that treats the shifting categories of identity as though they are existential and unalterable.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The situation has been described by the London Assembly as an "existential challenge" for the city as a whole, so what are the reasons behind this and what can be done about it?
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“This is existential for some categories of publishers,” said David Buttle, CEO of media consulting firm DJB Strategies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The personal themes he explores are exactly what you would expect from an early-20s rocker raised in the public eye — namely, relationship expectations and existential fears about the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
It was life reduced to a set of rules, an existential life, a life clarified by the eyes of fathers.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing existential
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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