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eternity

[ih-tur-ni-tee] / ɪˈtɜr nɪ ti /


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Seventeen years have passed since the Yankees last won the World Series, an eternity on the corner of East 161st Street and River Avenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Maiava’s average time to throw while under pressure so far this season is nearly four seconds, which, by Big Ten standards, is an eternity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Less than a minute remained on the clock during the biggest chess match of Bodhana Sivanandan’s short career last weekend, but to her, it was practically an eternity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

"The summer has been without a big action title for nine weeks -- an eternity at the box office. The market is ripe-ripe-ripe for this film."

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

There was an eternity of sky above her.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

I think back on how those long, slow last days with Tessa, free from distractions at work or worry about bills, seemed to last eternities.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2021

Chidi and Eleanor had eternities on end together, but when Chidi traded his philosophy texts for a copy of The Da Vinci Code, it was clear that his end, at least, was nigh.

From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2020

In Brandon, for eternities, they’ll fondly remember his varsity debut against Petal.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2019

But they often contemplate past and present eternities, from her family’s history to the promise of lifelong love.

From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2017

She stares at him for a few seconds that feel like eternities, then blinks a few times and seems to come back to herself.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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