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permanent

[pur-muh-nuhnt] / ˈpɜr mə nənt /


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Roscosmos has used both temporary and permanent sealants as part of its leak mitigation efforts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

A genuine efficiency breakthrough, or a pause in data-center capital spending, would reprice both sides of this market fast: relief for the consumer-facing companies, and a reckoning for suppliers valued for permanent scarcity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Unlike most disaster sites, where the scars eventually disappear, at BJ Medical College grief has become a permanent resident.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The program grants permanent residency in exchange for an investment of NZ$5 million into approved national funds.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Now Tamika was a permanent element in my life and we were no longer brutal competitors.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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