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 Abbott has the authority to call special sessions at any point, in perpetuity.
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Leila Fadel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Fans can still visit the St. Vincent film sets today, but there's even more to see in the true Port Royal, now protected in perpetuity with its UNESCO designation.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
Mission Bay Park was formed more than 60 years ago and is supposed to be preserved in perpetuity as public parklands.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
In court filings, Pryor anticipated, and attempted to quell, the timing problem by arguing he was required to cede control of his NIL in perpetuity.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 July 2025
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Leila Fadel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Fans can still visit the St. Vincent film sets today, but there's even more to see in the true Port Royal, now protected in perpetuity with its UNESCO designation.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
Mission Bay Park was formed more than 60 years ago and is supposed to be preserved in perpetuity as public parklands.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
In court filings, Pryor anticipated, and attempted to quell, the timing problem by arguing he was required to cede control of his NIL in perpetuity.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 July 2025
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“In perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20perpetuity. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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