existential
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Meanwhile Egypt has been at loggerheads with Ethiopia since the construction of a massive dam on the Nile, which Cairo views as an "existential threat".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Tehran has shown caution when facing existential threats, scaling back its ambitions and accepting soft compromises on its nuclear program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Ultimately, it’s a microcosm of a larger battle playing out across Southern California as cities ask existential questions in an effort to solve the housing crunch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Kiki, however, lives in a world that sees magic as part of the natural order, which plunges her into an existential crisis when she loses hers.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 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
Vocabulary lists containing existential
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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