perpetuated

Example Sentences

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Canada's federal government blocked that idea, rejecting a solution it said perpetuated the whales' exploitation.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Not only do fears of exclusion affect the well-being of adolescents, but so does the comparative culture perpetuated by social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

At different stages of our lives, we’ve encountered these women, or we’ve been these women, we’ve perpetuated this dynamic, or we’ve also endured this dynamic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

Even though these claims were mostly shown to be hyperbolic and false, the government perpetuated them in public statements and in court.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2025

Nineteenth-century news media perpetuated the belief that young women were passive, incapable of deep thought or deep deception.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock