eternal
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What about the quest for supremacy, the seemingly eternal human desire to conquer the world?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
My lifelong commitment to social justice and my eternal skepticism of power and avarice comes from what I learned growing up at St. Boniface in Anaheim.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
That it is not true that a woman can win a man’s eternal devotion with submission.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
But the eternal optimist said he draws strength from the example set by Glover: "He's a natural American hero, in my opinion."
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
His father’s face was black—like a sad, eternal night; yet in his father’s face there burned a fire—a fire eternal in an eternal night.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing eternal
Ides, Eon, Epoch, and Era: Time-related Words
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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"Joyas Voladoras" by Brian Doyle
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