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impermanence

[im-pur-muh-nuhns] / ɪmˈpɜr mə nəns /












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It leaves this three-match series against Pakistan with a feeling of impermanence, not unlike Root's last tour as captain in the West Indies in 2022.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

In my favor: though not a Buddhist, I am intellectually, if not spiritually, drawn to Buddhism’s doctrines of suffering, impermanence and nonattachment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

But that impermanence is also what makes the holidays so special.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2025

Or, as Long put it, “embracing the rare imperfections and impermanence of it all.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025

Restlessness, impermanence, and speed were embedded in the culture that soon emerged there, along with an openness to anything new.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser


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