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not permanently

ADVERB
temporarily
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Promoted as sculpting devices, they've built a reputation for lifting and contouring but Aiza says they "do not permanently tighten skin, change skin structure, or remove fat".

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Unlike other shows of the era, it did not permanently alter the cultural landscape or ignite a TV revolution.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2024

Those studies resolved the so-called black hole information paradox, he says, by showing that black holes do not permanently destroy information.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 28, 2024

And in the slimmest of silver linings, Justice Engoron did not permanently take control of it away from him.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2024

“In the end, I felt hope. I realized that my soul was not permanently scarred after all. I was still a human being.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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