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perpetually

[per-pech-oo-uh-lee] / pərˈpɛtʃ u ə li /


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The air smelled perpetually of tortilla chips, and the soundtrack was an agreeable mixture of Matchbox Twenty and sizzling fajita platters.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

I’d been playing a perpetually 21-year-old for like 10 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

One perpetually perplexing area of retirement planning for both individuals and professionals is how to spend down the money that we have so diligently saved.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

In 2024 then–Surgeon General Vivek Murthy identified one of the main culprits: “A ‘culture of comparison’—often perpetuated online—around milestones, parenting and achievements, ‘has left many families feeling exhausted, burned out, and perpetually behind.’

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Our school is a long three-story brick building with a cop car perpetually parked out front.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick


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