existential

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That makes it less vulnerable to disruption than, say, an enterprise software provider facing an existential threat from tools such as Anthropic’s Claude.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s an added shading, an honest commentary, that feels right, as if it were there all along in the DNA of this well-traveled tale of existential concern, just waiting to be uncovered.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

In any existential war, they said they would expand the battlefield by targeting the world’s oil supply while also kicking command authority down to dispersed units to survive decapitation—Iran’s so-called mosaic defense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

While acknowledging the quantum threats are real, Rasmussen said he remains confident that the risk will “be addressed in due time before it becomes an existential threat for crypto.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Volpe began to dabble in somewhat edgier fare, beginning with Pippin, a dark and existential musical inspired by the story of Charlemagne’s rebellious son.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove