existential
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US artificial intelligence lab Anthropic scored the highest in a semiannual safety ranking, but globally the industry fails to combat "existential" threats, according to a report released on Tuesday.
From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026
For OpenAI, going public is imperative, perhaps existential.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
With AI posing an existential threat to traditional consulting, firms are looking to switch to fixed or outcomes-based pricing to stay in the game—but both have drawbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
Throughout the nation’s history, that existential fear has inspired efforts to declare the U.S. a Christian nation.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
It was an uncomfortable time for Livermore, which was suffering through another in a long sequence of existential crises.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing existential
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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