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existential

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


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Behind the curtain: the new existential threat to AI.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Omdia's Su cautioned that the danger to firms was more existential.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

This level of detail is the essence of his songwriting—by singling out the character actor from films like “Contact” and “Armageddon,” he shows how we fixate on ephemera as a way of avoiding existential terror.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Hinterhäuser is also an insightful pianist, and he joined baritone Matthias Goerne in a chilling performance of Schubert’s existential song cycle, “Winterreise.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 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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