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perpetuation

[per-pech-oo-ey-shuhn] / pərˌpɛtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən /












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Chris Sununu is a courageous ally in the perpetuation of civil society, of the peaceful interface between business and government.

From Slate Sep. 19, 2025

And yet, as viewers learn by the end of "Baby Reindeer," Martha's serial-stalking tendencies are a perpetuation of pain she weathered as a child, in an ostensibly unstable home.

From Salon Apr. 27, 2024

Like the majority, I find myself morally unable to endorse the perpetuation of this mass atrocity.

From Seattle Times Mar. 8, 2024

"He devoted his life to the continued perpetuation of his father's legacy," the Center said.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2024

He would also be struck by the dramatically elevated significance of one particular institutional force in the perpetuation and deepening of those patterns: the criminal justice system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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