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permanently

[pur-muh-nuhnt-lee] / ˈpɜr məˌnənt li /
ADVERB
for all time
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Dreher, longtime writer for the American Conservative, relocated to Hungary permanently.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

The new law permanently provides full expensing, allowing businesses to immediately deduct the full cost of new investments, just as they do for labor or utility costs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Millennials, who everyone worried would be permanently set back by the 2008-09 financial crisis, are earning solid incomes, buying homes and surpassing their parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

But the 35-year-old is thinking of leaving Chiang Mai permanently.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Granted, the differences between “dead,” “very dead,” and “extremely and permanently dead” are not easy to comprehend.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood