indefinite
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"During that three-months limited leave to remain, that's when you will have to apply for indefinite leave to remain."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
A 1951 defense treaty gave the U.S. the right to establish an indefinite number of bases in perpetuity, provided it informed Denmark and Greenland.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Negotiations for an indefinite cease-fire will now occur over the next nearly two weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
A five-year grassroots campaign to spur the reopening of one of the crown jewels of moviegoing in Los Angeles is on indefinite pause following an incident at the theater Friday night.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
A waft of wind came sweeping down the laurel-walk, and trembled through the boughs of the chestnut: it wandered away—away—to an indefinite distance—it died.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing indefinite
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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"CLEP Financial Accounting," Vocabulary from Chapter 16
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