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permanent

[pur-muh-nuhnt] / ˈpɜr mə nənt /


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The way they see it, they risk being relegated to the permanent underclass if they don’t strike it rich now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

A sinuous, concrete-and-glass structure, it provides a single, open 900-foot-long space for the museum’s permanent collection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

They should improve upon the investment provisions in the tax act by making all the expensing provisions permanent, for instance.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The BBC has also discovered how some migrants are exploiting rules brought in by ministers to help genuine victims of domestic abuse to secure permanent residence more quickly than through other routes, such as asylum.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

What I know: school is the sort of thing that’s permanent.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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