raison d'etre
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Couple the above with ExpressVPN’s pretty stringent privacy policy, you begin to understand that ExpressVPN is more of an “old school” VPN provider, for which security and privacy are a VPN’s raison d’être.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026
But, for smaller companies whose AI offerings are their raison d’être, there are pros and cons of the new era.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
BeReal’s appeal ended the second the app started pushing users to friend randos and post more than once a day, defeating its entire raison d’être.
From Slate • Dec. 14, 2025
The problem isn’t the production but the musical’s shifting raison d’être.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025
Substance also is the final cause, the raison d'être, of the reality of the accidental mode of being.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter