existential
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“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
Now, after defeat, Banerjee faces a different and perhaps more existential challenge: political survival.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
This drama about grief, family secrets and the strange new world of AI, poses age-old existential questions for a dizzying technological era.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
As described in chapter 4, many people labeled criminals describe an existential angst associated with their pariah status, an angst that casts a shadow over every aspect of their identity and social experience.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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