in perpetuity
idiom
formal
: for all time : forever
The land will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.
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But the ability to harass Israel and lob rockets at it in perpetuity has never been Iran’s main use of the group.
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Giving up — or continuing to flail — means one-party dominance in perpetuity.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
But that is not enough; the City should be working with the nonprofit sector to procure land and buildings to keep them affordable in perpetuity, like San Francisco's Small Sites Acquisition Program.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
But Democrats should hold off on gleefully penciling in 2028 as the year AI hands them the keys to the White House in perpetuity.
—Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Giving up — or continuing to flail — means one-party dominance in perpetuity.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
But that is not enough; the City should be working with the nonprofit sector to procure land and buildings to keep them affordable in perpetuity, like San Francisco's Small Sites Acquisition Program.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
But Democrats should hold off on gleefully penciling in 2028 as the year AI hands them the keys to the White House in perpetuity.
—Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
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“In perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20perpetuity. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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