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permanent

[pur-muh-nuhnt] / ˈpɜr mə nənt /


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Public opinion in some areas is turning sharply against developers, who create few permanent jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal

But at the news conference for the announcement, West balked and said he was going to assist Riley, who was named the interim coach before it became permanent.

From Los Angeles Times

“Residents are rightfully fed up. We cannot allow inoperable, abandoned vehicles to become a permanent fixture of our streetscape. Nor can we enable ‘vanlords’ to exploit the homeless,” she said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

He said new tariff investigations would be launched under the act and lead to more permanent levies.

From The Wall Street Journal

He cast the ruling as a technical, not permanent setback, for his trade policy, insisting that the “end result is going to get us more money.”

From Los Angeles Times