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

The approval process required over 1,470 separate steps, with a majority of reviews lasting longer than a year.

From Barron's • 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Twenty-three years later, those first impressions have long since been replaced by lasting erosions.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

Since these materials are not very durable, they are usually cast in a more lasting medium: anything that can be poured, including molten metal, cement, even plastic.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson