posterity

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If the well-being of American posterity dictates our policy decisions, fixing this problem should be our first step.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

But praise was poured upon the humble pint's place in the nation's history, cultural life and language, and the government moved to ensure the measurement was preserved for posterity.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

There’s a stirring moment when Mikki frantically draws his memories of Iris and Arco on the wall of a cave for posterity.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

President Emmanuel Macron inside the Pantheon said Badinter's voice would ring out in posterity.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

I yield freely to the sacred frenzy ... the die is cast, and I am writing the book—to be read either now or by posterity, it matters not.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan