nihilistic
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This is a losing battle by definition, one that testifies to the nihilistic self-hatred and appetite for self-destruction that Baudrillard observed in 2002.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
With no place to check my backpack, I wore it up to the Place du Casino, the forum for Monte Carlo’s slightly nihilistic glamour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
“The show is about losing this nihilistic, self-destructive streak and finding connection with another human,” Lyonne says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025
The top-level diplomat who spent years at the transatlantic defence alliance asked not to be named in order to speak freely, but why so nihilistic?
From BBC • May 3, 2025
The Threepenny Opera was a kind of Trainspotting for the late 1920s, presenting the middle classes with a grimy, warts-and-all vision of the alienated, nihilistic underclass.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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