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permanent

[pur-muh-nuhnt] / ˈpɜr mə nənt /


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Department of Agriculture’s most recent farm-income forecast from February predicted that farmers would receive more than $20 billion through multi-year programs and other permanent legislation authorized by Congress.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The 22-year-old's transfer will "become permanent next summer should certain criteria be met", said the Blues, with the Argentine already agreeing a four-year contract at Villa Park.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

That first "straw poll" will be followed by an unspecified number of similar votes until one candidate can secure the required nine votes without a veto from any of the five permanent members.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

With permanent daylight saving time, the latest sunrise for Miami would be 8:09 a.m.;

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

But the brazen claim that slavery must be accepted unconditionally as a permanent feature of the national confederation was, if not wholly new, at least an interpretive clarification never made before in a national forum.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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