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existential

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


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Students like Wang sporadically sign up for competitions, but a lack of funding and exposure means few adopt it as a full-time career, leaving it facing an existential struggle.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

It’s at once a practical and existential question that plagues the two lead chefs in FX’s “The Bear.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Warnings about existential risks that AI poses to consulting firms are forcing a rethink of entrenched billing practices in the profession, but the transition to charging clients a new way is proving slow and difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Shares of Salesforce deepened their record losing streak on Monday as the company continues to grapple with what investors see as an existential risk to its business posed by artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

Either Google is having an existential crisis, or I am.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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