indefinite

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The analysis is the latest to take aim at the lasting power of the deep, indefinite housing shortage relative to demand that has defined the past decade of housing activity—but it isn’t the first.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

Immigration proceedings, the court explained, are civil, not criminal matters, and the Supreme Court has long suggested that there would be serious constitutional problems with a statute that allows indefinite civil detention.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

But only a handful have instituted indefinite bans, and just four other towns have sent related matters to the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The new rules for sanctioned processed oil products will be of "indefinite duration", though they will be reviewed periodically and may be amended or revoked, the government said.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

With those words the Impostor shook them both by the hand, with an air, and left the house; leaving me much more astonished than delighted by the virtues of that same indefinite “it.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens