permutation

Example Sentences

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History is littered with examples of big media mergers going awry, many of them involving some permutation of Warner Bros.:

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

“But it’s just another permutation of what you take home when you go to the movies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Here in Chicago, every coffee shop worth its salt now ladles out some steaming permutation of oat mush with a swirl of tahini or jam, SQIRL-style.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025

I saw one permutation where they finished mid-table, got a points deduction, and went down.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

White men dominated the crowd from front to back, the majority in some permutation of shirtsleeves and ties or jackets and sweaters, a good number in the coveralls of mechanics and laborers.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly