existential
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The existential philosophy of Camus and Sartre, self-evident truths for these absurdist writers, is conveyed less through the content than through the style of their plays.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
"We pulled New York City back from an existential fiscal break."
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
The presence of speculators in the cocoa market, and longer-term risks to supply chains including the existential threat of climate change, means that cocoa volatility will continue, van Dort said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
In Adbi's mind the situation remains an existential crisis: "I would rather live in hiding here for the rest of my life than go back to Somalia, because my life would be at risk."
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“Quite an existential dilemma that parrot has put us all in,” Mom says, smiling at him.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Vocabulary lists containing existential
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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