lasting

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Microsoft’s stock momentum suggests that the software sector may be staging a lasting recovery from the artificial-intelligence selloff.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

A one-time bump doesn’t necessarily create lasting inflation.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Zamfara state, which neighbours both Katsina and Sokoto, has seen years of similar violence, with some communities previously attempting to make peace with armed groups, efforts that have largely failed to bring lasting stability.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Twenty-three years later, those first impressions have long since been replaced by lasting erosions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Their tradition of exploration, lasting tens of thousands of years, had begun when Wiwor’s ancestors spread through Indonesia to New Guinea and Australia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond