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existential

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


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Now, after defeat, Banerjee faces a different and perhaps more existential challenge: political survival.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” addresses the existential worries of journalists and everyone working across multimedia with bracing honesty.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Alphabet has spent the past year dismantling the narrative that AI would be an existential threat to its business, emerging as the standout AI leader among the “Magnificent Seven.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“I was having a baby — I didn’t know what existential meant,” she remarks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

McCandless wasn’t some feckless slacker, adrift and confused, racked by existential despair.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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