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permanently

[pur-muh-nuhnt-lee] / ˈpɜr məˌnənt li /
ADVERB
for all time
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Dreher, longtime writer for the American Conservative, relocated to Hungary permanently.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Does Carrick know if he is staying permanently?

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The new law permanently provides full expensing, allowing businesses to immediately deduct the full cost of new investments, just as they do for labor or utility costs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Currently, any allowances in the reserve above a 400 million threshold are cancelled permanently every year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The city had stabilized and healed—but he had been left permanently scarred.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee