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perpetually

[per-pech-oo-uh-lee] / pərˈpɛtʃ u ə li /


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There is always another doctrinal off-ramp available because the standard is constructed to keep recognition perpetually out of reach.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

“A lot of my job as CEO is knowing when to tap the brakes. You’re perpetually saying, should we increase spending, should we increase burn to make faster progress?”

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

It seems officiating is perpetually in the spotlight and the focus of critical debate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Cognitive scientists have investigated whether the brain itself is Bayesian—a probabilistic inference engine, perpetually recalibrating, merging incoming sensory data with past experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Fortunately, the weather is so hot that she cannot get cold; but still the anxiety and the perpetually being wakened is beginning to tell on me, and I am getting nervous and wakeful myself.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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