existential
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Those in the industry who most fear what artificial superintelligence could bring have told the Trump administration that talks with China are an existential necessity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
"But that's not enough when the adversary is fighting what they see as an existential conflict."
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
“People are treating this like some existential threat,” Sacks said recently on a “All-In” podcast, which he co-hosts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
In Adbi's mind the situation remains an existential crisis: "I would rather live in hiding here for the rest of my life than go back to Somalia, because my life would be at risk."
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Abraham Maslow, I present to you Augustus Waters, whose existential curiosity dwarfed that of his well-fed, well-loved, healthy brethren.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing existential
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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