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perpetuate

[per-pech-oo-eyt] / pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt /


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He has advocated for removing homeless people from the streets, including with involuntary, temporary psychiatric holds, and said the city should “not perpetuate and indulge their addiction.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

“If this data has been absconded or downloaded, you could perpetuate fraud against every single government system in existence much more easily than at any time in our history.”

From MarketWatch Feb. 4, 2026

Nonetheless, they have plans to cut through the fog to perpetuate expansion and boost returns.

From Barron's Feb. 3, 2026

I could no longer perpetuate a cycle of delusion, waiting for our right time to come.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 28, 2025

Why would these young men openly endorse and perpetuate the very stereotypes that are invoked to justify their second-class status, their exclusion from mainstream society?

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Advocates and researchers say this practice perpetuates negative stereotypes and harms the lives and business of real people.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

More often than not, punishing people with addiction and applying a one-size-fits-all approach to care perpetuates a patient’s sense of isolation.

From Slate Dec. 19, 2025

"Our tax system created it and perpetuates it. People like me should pay more, it's as simple as that."

From BBC Nov. 19, 2025

“It perpetuates the problem. It creates a false equality, by eliminating any opportunity to excel.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

It perpetuates the myth that the primary function of the system is to keep our streets safe and our homes secure by rooting out dangerous criminals and punishing them.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

A well-meaning attempt to mitigate suffering by collective effort instead perpetuated it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

There is a bizarre universe built around the prestige and untouchability of the court that is first and foremost perpetuated by the people on the court.

From Slate May 13, 2026

This dark attitudes perpetuated on Whatever and its red-pill ilk can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, exacerbating the male loneliness crisis.

From Salon Nov. 21, 2025

"What we really need is to flip the dial on that," he says."Otherwise, if we don't do that, we will continue to see these inequalities perpetuated."

From BBC Jun. 8, 2025

He was a dark-faced man; his skin, perhaps from sun, was a black red, as though some Norse or perhaps Vandal blood was perpetuated in him.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

"Platforms and products disproportionately fail us in basic safety, data privacy, transparency, and accuracy -- including perpetuating factually incorrect information about our lives."

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

People also need to be more willing to discuss race and have "hard conversations" with those perpetuating "deeply problematic" rhetoric as people do not fear any social repercussions, Strong added.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

The cases are using a similar script to past ones accusing pharmaceutical companies of perpetuating the opioid epidemic or tobacco companies of failing to warn about harm from cigarettes, cases that led to multibillion-dollar settlements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 26, 2026

Jane Doe 5 also seeks legal action against Frances Robinson, whom she accuses of perpetuating “a hostile work environment.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2025

So I decided to stay at Wilson and devote my energy to teaching literature, rather than perpetuating petty rivalries.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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