raison d'etre

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In exchange, the subject’s greatness will be treated as an assumption, the raison d’etre for the book itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2023

So they feel like it is their signature, their raison d’etre.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2023

“We will flourish until our raison d’etre for being people’s lawyers ceases.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2022

And while the Echo quickly found its raison d’etre, I think the Astro will take a bit longer.

From The Verge • May 26, 2022

There you have the raison d'etre, probably, of the thirteen-decade period.

From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth