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perpetuity

noun as in state of being perpetual

noun as in unlimited time

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As of Earth Day 2021, the network had about 125 forests around the country that should stay forests in perpetuity.

The building, the former headquarters of Sempra that the city hoped would house hundreds of workers into perpetuity, has been a scandal for many years – mostly a scandal of incompetence.

To be sure, AstraZeneca has said it will sell these vaccines at no profit to the developing world “in perpetuity,” and at no profit in the West until it decides the pandemic is over.

From Quartz

It’s not one where we’re looking to bend the curve and double every year in perpetuity, though we do have very aggressive growth targets.

From Digiday

As a result of that, by definition, it will probably be inadequate because it is not intended to be an appropriation in perpetuity.

It's a problem for people who see double digit increases and think they'll come for perpetuity.

Gibraltar was ceded to Britain in perpetuity under the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht.

That's seed money to guarantee you a good reservation any time, any day, in perpetuity.

Then she settled in perpetuity in front of the television, knitting overtight stripy jumpers.

These new occupiers of the land were to hold it in perpetuity as tenants of the state, paying a small annual rental.

The nomadic and hunter states of society never embraced within themselves the elements of perpetuity.

The Age of Bronze and all other ages that have preceded ours lacked the great essentials that insure perpetuity.

To Abraham was promised multitude and blessing of seed, to David perpetuity of dominion.

It will be noticed that the preamble had the declaration of perpetuity, that we, the people, made it for our posterity.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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