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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To be sure, many of the factors shaping the labor market at present are here to stay. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025 Sign up here to stay lightning on your feet. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025 At least as far as public opinion is concerned, voting by mail is here to stay. Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 All these creatures are here to stay. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for here to stay

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“Here to stay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/here%20to%20stay. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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