eternal
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But the eternal optimist said he draws strength from the example set by Glover: "He's a natural American hero, in my opinion."
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Garbage in, garbage out remains the eternal problem calling for intelligent human prioritization of computing tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
It is worth repeating that the past behavior of markets does not show what markets will do in the future, let alone what markets “do” in some kind of generalized eternal present.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
“It offers Iranians and Iran’s neighbors in the region nothing short of eternal strife,” Azizi told CNN.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026
And we felt the shades of eternal night falling fast because at this point, remember, we supposed Miss Myrt Arbuckle was alive and kicking and drawing up her lessons for another nightmare year.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.