existential
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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
What looked close to an existential crisis in late March had become manageable by mid-April.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
The sequel sees Anne Hathaway's character return to work under tyrannical editor Miranda Priestly, portrayed again by Meryl Streep, as their fashion magazine faces an existential crisis.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
“I was having a baby — I didn’t know what existential meant,” she remarks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
It was life reduced to a set of rules, an existential life, a life clarified by the eyes of fathers.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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