perpetuated

Example Sentences

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Canada's federal government blocked that idea, rejecting a solution it said perpetuated the whales' exploitation.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

“Defendant’s lies to the victim clients perpetuated Girardi’s theft in real time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Not only do fears of exclusion affect the well-being of adolescents, but so does the comparative culture perpetuated by social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 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