eternal
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Like most people of faith, I’m an eternal optimist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, the co-creators and co-showrunners of CBS’ new vampire comedy, say they wanted to mine the idea of eternal love: “This is totally ‘Twilight’ 500 years later.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
“These people I work for are eternal optimists, and they believe in the rule of law,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The mountains of Papua are not far from the equator, but they've been topped with "eternal snow" for centuries.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
And we felt the shades of eternal night falling fast because at this point, remember, we supposed Miss Myrt Arbuckle was alive and kicking and drawing up her lessons for another nightmare year.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing eternal
Ides, Eon, Epoch, and Era: Time-related Words
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