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[pur-muh-nuhnt] / ˈpɜr mə nənt /


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The two-euro handling fee is a permanent levy but the three-euro duty on low-value packages is a temporary measure in place until July 1, 2028.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

It’s still uncertain whether prehistoric Oued Beht functioned as a permanent village, a seasonal center, or something less familiar.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The environmental justice movement is now a permanent factor in civic politics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Given the expense of buying homegrown players, and the difficulties Michael Carrick - the first permanent British managerial appointment of the Ineos era - has faced this season, perhaps Ratcliffe is rethinking.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

At the end of the celebration, the town unveiled a boulder of Vermont granite on the village green with a bronze plaque as a permanent memorial to Phineas.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman


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