existential

Example Sentences

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Eric Goldman, a law professor at Santa Clara University, told the BBC that losing these cases in court could pose an existential threat to the social media companies.

From BBC

“In an environment where the geoeconomic stability of the Western alliance is being disrupted existentially, it is not clear why Europeans would be as willing to play this part,” he continued.

From Barron's

Back in 2022, the PGA Tour had called LIV "an existential threat" after its offers of lucrative contracts threatened a civil war between the two organisations.

From BBC

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy first openly declared in 2023 that his nation's access to the sea was an existential matter, which Eritrea dismissed.

From BBC

You might excuse this complacency on the grounds that the elite are focusing on global, existential questions — issues such as war, extreme weather events, the breakdown of civil society and so forth.

From MarketWatch