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permanence

[pur-muh-nuhns] / ˈpɜr mə nəns /


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For 47 years, my family built an identity against the permanence of the Islamic Republic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Compounding that issue is the permanence of AI-related job losses.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

When authorization denials become effectively unreviewable, legal error hardens into permanence by default.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

The bond between Noah and Allie is a prism through which to experience both the transience and the permanence of what matters most to us in life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

From the beginning of my travels I had noticed the sale lots where they were sold and traded, but then I began to be aware of the parks where they sit down in uneasy permanence.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck