raison d'etre
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"But you also knew that his raison d'etre was to sort of catch you in the off moment."
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
A concert might sound like an odd raison d’etre for visiting a foreign country, especially when fans can watch the Eras Tour from home via the documentary now streaming on Disney+.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
How much mileage can there be in a literary magazine whose raison d’etre is just: Taco Bell?
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2023
It’s a good question, and one that cuts to the core of the new policy’s raison d’etre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
So my reader will perhaps understand the raison d'etre of the proverb, "The lawyers own England."
From Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude by Austin Bidwell
But it’s the photos, of course, that are the raison d’être of this lavish book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Privacy A VPN’s raison d’être: encrypting your traffic to mask your internet browsing from your ISP and prevent it from throttling your connection.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
The raison d’être for all things art-related happening here in late February.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 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
That a notebook should be attractive and convenient for reference is its raison d’être.
From Talks to Freshman Girls by Helen Dawes Brown
