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permanent

[pur-muh-nuhnt] / ˈpɜr mə nənt /


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Known for brightly lit, blue-floored stores, the brand opens its fourth permanent flagship in Malibu this month.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The Artemis group of missions aims to return Americans to the lunar surface and establish a permanent presence on the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Doing so would make wartime changes in the strait permanent, inject a new price premium into oil markets and push the shipping industry down a perilous path.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

There are two types of life insurance: permanent and term.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Presumably I was to wait for a superior officer to come in—a final training, or at least a debriefing of instructions before I was assigned a permanent duty station.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse