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existential

[eg-zi-sten-shuhl, ek-si-] / ˌɛg zɪˈstɛn ʃəl, ˌɛk sɪ- /


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Some companies, like Writer, use internal token consumption leaderboards to drive AI adoption, viewing it as existential.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Retaining control of Hormuz is "existential, it's life or death," both as a long-term security guarantee and a crucial source of funding for post‑war reconstruction, he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

No, the opposition toward the candidate is viciously intense, shockingly manifold, and wide-ranging to the point of sounding almost existential.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

In the other corner of this existential fight is an actual man of God: Pope Leo XIV.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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




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