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permanently

[pur-muh-nuhnt-lee] / ˈpɜr məˌnənt li /
ADVERB
for all time
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The Ministry of Religious Affairs has revoked the school's license permanently, and said that students' educations would continue through online learning options or transfers to other institutions – especially for orphaned students.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The exemptions would sunset in 2032 so legislators could review the bill’s effect before deciding whether to enact the policy permanently.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

In this interpretation, Satan is treated not as a symbolic figure alone, but as a physical impactor that remained whole while permanently altering Earth's structure.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

But she had to fight to wrest the position permanently from the grasp of an inept, problematic man.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

“I’m Wilbur Mercer; I’ve permanently fused with him. And I can’t unfuse. I’m sitting here waiting to unfuse. Somewhere near the Oregon border.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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