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existential

[eg-zi-sten-shuhl, ek-si-] / ˌɛg zɪˈstɛn ʃəl, ˌɛk sɪ- /


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It’s a more focused, player-centric sport, and all it took was an upstart spending $5 billion to provoke an existential battle for golf’s soul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 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

William Blair analyst Louie DiPalma warned that large-language AI models hiring Palantir employees could pose an existential threat to the company.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 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


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