lasting
Example Sentences
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Instead, they had lasting effects on the structure of the brain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Experts had urged eclipse watchers not to look directly at the Sun, warning that even brief exposure could cause lasting damage.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
For a period in the 1990s and early 2000s, it looked as if the country might be on a path toward lasting reforms and a greater openness to the rest of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
In short, lasting peace seems further away than ever.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
I am recalling that at around that same time is when he also starts in reading me Damon Runyon stories every night at bedtime and this has a lasting effect on me.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
