here to stay
idiom
: likely to last or be present for a long time
She's convinced that her bad luck is here to stay.
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At the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Friday, June 7, the 44-year-old New Girl star told PEOPLE that her signature hairstyle is here to stay.
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Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
These administrations are almost certainly here to stay.
—Richard Horsey, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2024
The letters are here to stay, even after the draft ends, giving the city and its residents another physical embodiment of Detroit pride.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
Even with incidents like those alleged at UCLA, private guards are here to stay at concerts, sporting events and on college campuses.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
These administrations are almost certainly here to stay.
—Richard Horsey, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2024
The letters are here to stay, even after the draft ends, giving the city and its residents another physical embodiment of Detroit pride.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
Even with incidents like those alleged at UCLA, private guards are here to stay at concerts, sporting events and on college campuses.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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“Here to stay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/here%20to%20stay. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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