existential
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"We pulled New York City back from an existential fiscal break."
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Those in the industry who most fear what artificial superintelligence could bring have told the Trump administration that talks with China are an existential necessity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
“People are treating this like some existential threat,” Sacks said recently on a “All-In” podcast, which he co-hosts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
What looked close to an existential crisis in late March had become manageable by mid-April.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
It was life reduced to a set of rules, an existential life, a life clarified by the eyes of fathers.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing existential
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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