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The site on Goudier Island was chosen in the 1940s to become a permanent British foothold in Antarctica because it was known as a safe place to anchor by early 20th Century whaling ships.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
“It’s turning the $400 to $600 a month they were sending to credit-card companies into a permanent savings habit. That can materially change their long-term financial trajectory.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Finland's government has granted an operating licence for the world's first permanent repository for radioactive spent nuclear fuel, waste management company Posiva said Thursday, 22 years after construction began on the site.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
As fire safety redefines California landscaping, homeowners like Elam see a permanent shift ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
For by now, in addition to the workers whom we wanted to initiate into the system, we had three more permanent boarders: Thea Dacosta, Meta Monsanto, and Mary Itallie.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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