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existence

[ig-zis-tuhns] / ɪgˈzɪs təns /


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Queerness, too, is fundamentally transgressive, not as a lifestyle choice but as a mode of being that refuses to let dominant culture dictate one’s core existence.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Travolta’s perspective on life and death seems collective, almost optimistic, as if dying is merely a long-haul journey between this existence and the next, with everyone he’s loved and lost waiting there with open arms.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The great contribution of theology to human civilization was not, primarily, a set of metaphysical claims about the existence of God.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Weather feeds us, it can destroy us — it rules our existence, he says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Figuratively, they escaped from Count Olaf and their miserable existence.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket




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