raison d'etre
Example Sentences
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To underscore the Ballers’ raison d’etre — a baseball team that never would abandon Oakland — Freedman and Carmel sold ownership stakes to fans.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024
How much mileage can there be in a literary magazine whose raison d’etre is just: Taco Bell?
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2023
“We will flourish until our raison d’etre for being people’s lawyers ceases.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2022
And while the Echo quickly found its raison d’etre, I think the Astro will take a bit longer.
From The Verge • May 26, 2022
Whereas the great distance at which these Dominions are situated imposes upon them the necessity of creating their own defensive forces, a separate Irish Navy or Army would have no raison d'etre.
From The New Irish Constitution by Morgan, J. H.
