raison d'etre
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My raison d’etre for living is him, to take care of him, to protect him.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
A concert might sound like an odd raison d’etre for visiting a foreign country, especially when fans can watch the Eras Tour from home via the documentary now streaming on Disney+.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
How much mileage can there be in a literary magazine whose raison d’etre is just: Taco Bell?
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2023
His theoretical death has therefore long been the HBO show’s raison d’etre, even if it became increasingly unthinkable over the course of its crisp but repetitive seasons.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2023
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 Kenneth Morris
But she’s also the kind of television personality who is comfortable before the camera without being in love with it, or giving the impression that media success is her raison d’être.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
BeReal’s appeal ended the second the app started pushing users to friend randos and post more than once a day, defeating its entire raison d’être.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2025
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
As there was no new ground to explore, and as the eating of lunch seemed to be the raison d’être of the excursion, it was plainly foolish to start until the luncheon hour approached.
From Lady Cassandra by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
