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"It's a permanent home for hope," said Valerie Jarrett, CEO of the Obama Foundation and a former top White House aide during his presidency.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
There are five permanent members of the UN Security Council – China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US – and 10 temporary ones.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Having a portfolio that is 100% in individual stocks sounds about as risky to me as you can get, especially at 73, with no partner for backup, and living in seemingly permanent economic instability.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
“This is about as permanent a ban as we can get,” said Steven Kung, co-founder of the group No Data Center Monterey Park.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
In his mouth, which seemed to rest in a permanent half smile, hid a long, sticky tongue that slurped up insects in an eyeblink.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
Vocabulary lists containing permanent
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