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permanence

[pur-muh-nuhns] / ˈpɜr mə nəns /


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But it is possible to see Carrick and Rashford working together with a degree of permanence.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Some misalignments suggested by the index have an air of permanence.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Only in retrospect could she see that the permanence she mourned had never been fixed; it was a world her parents had continually worked to hold in place.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

I know we kind of forget them, because as a society we have the object permanence of like a two-month-old, and we routinely lose games of peekaboo to our policymakers.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

“You understand, of course, that from the beginning we had the highest hopes of permanence, and we still do... we definitely do—” “I’m sure of that,” I said.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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