perennial

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And that sensitivity comes as the perennial debate about English identity has taken on a harder edge since February last year.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

He is "a political veteran and perennial presidential prospect with name recognition few in his party can match," Gi-Wook Shin, a sociology professor at Stanford University, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The emergence of new fiscal concerns abroad has also revived perennial anxieties that the world is becoming swamped with bonds—thanks in large part to massive borrowing by the U.S. government.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

While the original Roy Ayers recording is 50 years old, the song is a perennial, and especially alive in the summer — because it is a quintessential summer jam.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

It smelled of mold, was redolent of antique paper and bindings, and was permeated with a perennial gray cloud of an unknown origin.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady