perennial
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I would much rather watch a perennial winning Dodger team on TV than go to three or four games a year and watch a perennial mediocre team.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
“Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” was a rarity in describing a jobless man begging for change, but most jazz standards and popular songs stuck to the perennial themes of love and romance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
Black and white is a perennial favorite of the stars, and best actress nominee Rose Byrne embraced it, while also adopting the spring trend in a strapless black Dior gown covered in white blooms.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
Even as the Premier League era began, they were perennial cup finalists – winning League Cups in 1989 and 1990.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
They apply to the organization of entire countries: remember the perennial arguments about whether the best form of government is a benign dictatorship, a federal system, or an anarchical free-for-all.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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