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permanent

[pur-muh-nuhnt] / ˈpɜr mə nənt /


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Permanent job losers are no longer rising in the same troubling way.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Rwanda has filed a case with the Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration, arguing the UK has failed to honour commitments made in a deal to send some asylum seekers to the African nation.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

B. Wayne Hughes, a self-storage billionaire and Trump donor, built up American Homes 4 Rent, now known as AMH, with money from the Alaska Permanent Fund, which invests the state’s oil royalties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate and House Armed Services committees viewed the footage in a closed-door meeting with military brass involved in the strikes.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2025

Permanent transients with no attachments and tired looking men with their families and dogs in flivvers.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston




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