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

Fundamentally, the format's raison d'être is now under question.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

I just saw James Mangold’s Bob Dylan-goes-electric history lesson “A Complete Unknown,” the music biopic that wears its subject’s impenetrable nature as its raison d’être.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024

The activities tend to become objects of value in themselves, whether or not their original raison d'être persist.

From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.