raison d'etre

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My raison d’etre for living is him, to take care of him, to protect him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

So they feel like it is their signature, their raison d’etre.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2023

“We will flourish until our raison d’etre for being people’s lawyers ceases.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2022

While the Echo quickly found its raison d’etre, I think the Astro will take a bit longer The Astro also has a split personality.

From The Verge • May 26, 2022

The question was sufficiently important to demand an experimental solution; hence the raison d'etre of the present demonstration.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887 by Various