existential
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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
“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
"It is a difficult – borderline existential – balancing act for Spotify," says Robert Prey, who studies streaming platforms at Oxford University's Internet Institute.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Given the existential threat posed by a German bomb, few harbored any qualms about the Allies using theirs first.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing existential
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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