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

In the year that ended last June, census estimates show, the Midwest gained slightly more people from the rest of the country than it lost—about 16,000—reversing perennial losses that topped 175,000 as recently as 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

It’s a perennial pathogen, highly contagious and extremely deadly, and its occasional flareups could threaten a global disaster.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

The contractor system was abolished in 1884, due in part to these perennial abuses but also because of the opposition of unions.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover