raison d'etre
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It is also working to build the type of cutting-edge AI agents that some investors think threaten its entire raison d’être.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Not far away, at Pepa Bar a Vins, irreverence was the raison d’être.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025
Fundamentally, the format's raison d'être is now under question.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
“His whole raison d’être is to enhance the industry that’s given him so much and bring people in, bring them back to theaters. And I just applaud that on my feet.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
This is the raison d’être of the Internet Archive, that has defined itself as "a nonprofit digital library dedicated to providing universal access to human knowledge."
From The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) by Lebert, Marie
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
