raison d'etre

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To underscore the Ballers’ raison d’etre — a baseball team that never would abandon Oakland — Freedman and Carmel sold ownership stakes to fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

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

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

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2023

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