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permanence

[pur-muh-nuhns] / ˈpɜr mə nəns /


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Yu Ji’s cement sculptures take the shape of contorted human bodies—not uncomfortable but limberly twisted and folded—that are missing limbs; their contrasting materials and postures at once suggest permanence and evanescence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Compounding that issue is the permanence of AI-related job losses.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

As the look fades, it leaves behind questions rather than permanence.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

When authorization denials become effectively unreviewable, legal error hardens into permanence by default.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

The cabins radiated permanence and in turn summoned timeless feelings in those who lived and died in them: envy and spite.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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