existential

Example Sentences

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Egypt, a close ally of the US which depends on the Nile for 97 percent of its water, considers the dam an "existential threat".

From Barron's

The sheer volume and velocity of information pose an existential threat to any would-be authoritarian project.

From Salon

A mood of existential uncertainly settled over a week of world premieres and panels, but the festival went on, celebrating in Park City for the last time.

From Los Angeles Times

Obviously I’m existentially very happy, but I miss the hustle, I miss being like the having an autonomous ownership over my body, where I’m not growing someone or breastfeeding someone or anything else.

From Los Angeles Times

Reeves has been warned that music venues in the UK are facing "an existential threat" from increased costs.

From BBC