existential
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The stakes are existential for the mountain range’s mountain lions, which are contending with critically low genetic diversity as close relatives mate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
So although MS NOW may be scrappier and looser these days, at least its reporters and pundits aren’t working through an institutional existential crisis.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
You sound overwhelmed by practical, existential, moral and medical dilemmas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
The Brewers led MLB in batting average and on-base percentage, tormenting opponents with a tenacious, old-school approach that turned every at-bat into an existential battle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
It was an uncomfortable time for Livermore, which was suffering through another in a long sequence of existential crises.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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