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permanence

[pur-muh-nuhns] / ˈpɜr mə nəns /


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"I wanted to have some permanence," he said.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The repeated use of gold imagery only intensifies those concerns because of the symbolism gold carries historically and biblically: kingship, permanence, divinity and power.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Yu Ji’s cement sculptures take the shape of contorted human bodies—not uncomfortable but limberly twisted and folded—that are missing limbs; their contrasting materials and postures at once suggest permanence and evanescence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Despite their aura of permanence, Oscar statuettes have occasionally vanished over the years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Only when agriculture came into practice—and that’s not very long ago in terms of the whole history—did a place achieve meaning and value and permanence.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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