indefinite
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Until recently, foreign nationals were only eligible to stand for election to Holyrood if they had indefinite leave to remain - an immigration status allowing them to live and work in the UK in perpetuity.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
“Stalled peace talks have raised the prospect of an indefinite disruption to oil supplies from the Persian Gulf,” analysts at ANZ said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
While I am grateful she has had the financial cushion to step back, I worry that this chapter has drifted into something more indefinite.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
In announcing an indefinite extension to the cease-fire with Iran Tuesday, Trump said External link that the U.S. blockade would remain in place.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
With those words the Impostor shook them both by the hand, with an air, and left the house; leaving me much more astonished than delighted by the virtues of that same indefinite “it.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing indefinite
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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"CLEP Financial Accounting," Vocabulary from Chapter 16
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Means to an End: Fin
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