existential
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As the 1990s played out, MacLachlan fought an on-again, off-again existential crisis regarding the type of actor he was really meant to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The full-throated offense comes as the industry sees an existential threat to its business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The two countries have previously cooperated on existential threats such as nuclear weapons, but that was based on a shared understanding of the threat, which is not currently the case with AI, Dave said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Such existential questions endured throughout the post-9/11 global war on terrorism.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 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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