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perpetuity

noun as in state of being perpetual

noun as in unlimited time

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Pending that, the Ukraine loan could roll over in perpetuity and not be considered Ukraine’s debt.

Burial plots are leased for a fixed term, or in perpetuity.

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At the time these lands were a part of the Great Sioux Reservation, guaranteed to the Lakotas in perpetuity.

After he was gone, they worked to secure the movement’s enduring power by consciously turning Reagan into a mythic figure whose ideas would live on in perpetuity.

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“If we say it’s in perpetuity, it’s a little bit harder to stomach,” he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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