permanency

Example Sentences

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It said that allowing them to be revoked "based simply on welfare" could undermine their permanency.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“Policy permanency is a more effective driver of long-term economic growth, but we’ll see. She is a political rock star in Japan and will have free rein for now.”

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin observed in 1815 that the people “are more Americans; they feel and act more as a nation; and I hope that the permanency of the Union is thereby better secured.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

To say that I alone can do virtually anything suggests a degree of permanency, perhaps even supernatural power.

From Salon • May 18, 2025

He had said “always” to convince her, assure her, of permanency.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison