existential
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“Young adults respond rationally to inflation and stagnant wages” doesn’t inspire quite the same existential panic as “Gen Z killed nightlife,” but it’s probably closer to the truth.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Meanwhile Egypt has been at loggerheads with Ethiopia since the construction of a massive dam on the Nile, which Cairo views as an "existential threat".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Hinterhäuser is also an insightful pianist, and he joined baritone Matthias Goerne in a chilling performance of Schubert’s existential song cycle, “Winterreise.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Uefa vice-president Laura McAllister said Fifa's proposals posed a "genuine existential threat to the game."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
As described in chapter 4, many people labeled criminals describe an existential angst associated with their pariah status, an angst that casts a shadow over every aspect of their identity and social experience.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing existential
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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