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permanence

[pur-muh-nuhns] / ˈpɜr mə nəns /


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The transfer deadline will bring permanence to what remains an uncertain situation.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Some misalignments suggested by the index have an air of permanence.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Only in retrospect could she see that the permanence she mourned had never been fixed; it was a world her parents had continually worked to hold in place.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

The repeated use of gold imagery only intensifies those concerns because of the symbolism gold carries historically and biblically: kingship, permanence, divinity and power.

From Salon May 10, 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




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