existential
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The vision of a utopian domestic future took a strange turn during the Cold War, marrying the breathless excitement of the space age with the existential dread of nuclear annihilation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The branding push comes as public anxiety over job losses and existential risks to humanity from AI mount.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
This is a country that believes military preparedness is an existential necessity.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Getting AI pricing right is an existential necessity for any AI company.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Given the existential threat posed by a German bomb, few harbored any qualms about the Allies using theirs first.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing existential
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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