continuous

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California’s elderly parole program allows inmates 50 and older to qualify for a parole suitability hearing if they have been incarcerated for at least 20 continuous years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The proposed issuance will “reinforce Tencent’s already strong liquidity position, enhance its financial flexibility, and support its continuous growth in revenue and future investment needs in new technologies,” says analyst Ying Wang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

At the same time, the individual hearths remain clearly distinct, indicating that the visits were separated by substantial periods of time rather than representing a single continuous occupation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Though “a continuous carriage” may begin in one state and end in another, he noted, “much of the journey” can take place “within the limits of a single state,” like Brock’s last-mile deliveries here.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Furthermore, as two particles merge, no longer do they meet at a pointlike singularity; they form a nice, smooth, continuous surface in space-time.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife