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permanent

[pur-muh-nuhnt] / ˈpɜr mə nənt /


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Roscosmos has used both temporary and permanent sealants as part of its leak mitigation efforts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

A genuine efficiency breakthrough, or a pause in data-center capital spending, would reprice both sides of this market fast: relief for the consumer-facing companies, and a reckoning for suppliers valued for permanent scarcity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

His club future is still uncertain with Barca yet to make his loan move from Manchester United permanent.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The Dodgers have done the opposite, putting up a permanent marker.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

They began replacing the barbed wire fences with permanent slabs of concrete.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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