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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The tension between those two ideas—China as existential competitor and China as manageable counterpart—runs through the entire approach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

He was a businessman, pronounced ztfynessman in his case, a hardworking, earthbound professional, more concerned with inbreeding among the lions than any over­arching moral or existential scheme.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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