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permanent

[pur-muh-nuhnt] / ˈpɜr mə nənt /


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He lost his bid to reverse the decision but with his permanent return, Ravec's risk management board will likely be re-evaluating the threat level he faces.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

Then he opened a permanent brewery in a Munich park, but the city banned it from selling beer for off-premises consumption and said it didn’t have enough production capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Rao points to the NTA's reliance on contract staff: just 24 of its 221 employees are permanent, with many from bureaucratic backgrounds, according to the government.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Supervisors said it’s a chance for San Diego County to achieve a permanent solution in what they called an “aggressive timeframe.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The first shipload of captive Africans to arrive in the future United States came to Jamestown, Virginia—the first permanent English settlement in America—in August 1619.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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