eternal

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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

It is worth repeating that the past behavior of markets does not show what markets will do in the future, let alone what markets “do” in some kind of generalized eternal present.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

“It offers Iranians and Iran’s neighbors in the region nothing short of eternal strife,” Azizi told CNN.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

“A mist of the miraculous,” she writes, of life itself, “irreducible to stone and bone, pulsating with that eternal question: What is all this?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

I was condemned to eternal perdition if I was going to be able to call my own sister ‘Miss Tansy.’

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck