in perpetuity
idiom
formal
: for all time : forever
The land will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.
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In return, his business takes in 5% of the newfound riches in perpetuity.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 May 2025
And that fame train seemed destined to circle the globe in perpetuity.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Are 223,000 single-family homeowners supposed to be paying for this mistake in perpetuity?
To be slightly fair, there are some new benefits with this plan, including free replacement of our bins after the trash trucks destroy them instead of having to pay for them, as is currently the case.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
The treaty included mechanisms to resolve disputes—and was designed to last in perpetuity.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 9 May 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 May 2025
And that fame train seemed destined to circle the globe in perpetuity.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Are 223,000 single-family homeowners supposed to be paying for this mistake in perpetuity?
To be slightly fair, there are some new benefits with this plan, including free replacement of our bins after the trash trucks destroy them instead of having to pay for them, as is currently the case.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
The treaty included mechanisms to resolve disputes—and was designed to last in perpetuity.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 9 May 2025
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“In perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20perpetuity. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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