existential
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Jeffrey Rath, a lawyer advocating for separation, wrote on social media on Wednesday that what Smith chooses to do "will be an existential decision for her premiership".
From BBC • May 22, 2026
This rip-roaring AI-powered bull market has already overcome a handful of potentially existential challenges, from the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to last year’s tariff tantrum.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
His hero’s journey now includes a side quest fighting the world’s richest man in an existential battle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
She called the proposed repeal of the gross receipts tax “an existential threat to the city budget and the services it supports,” including street repairs, public safety and efforts to clean the city.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Either Google is having an existential crisis, or I am.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
Vocabulary lists containing existential
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