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 the post-pandemic era, the U.S. economy has struggled with inflation, undermining voters’ willingness to subsidize wealthy allies and fund foreign wars in perpetuity.
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Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
Rehberger's proof-of-concept exploit demonstrated that the vulnerability could be used to exfiltrate all user input in perpetuity.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2024
Payton knows the even split of reps the Broncos conducted throughout the offseason program and again during the first week of training camp can’t continue in perpetuity.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
The right question is whether U.S. interests are best served by staying put in Iraq in perpetuity, particularly when doing so presents even more security problems.
—Daniel Depetris, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
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Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
Rehberger's proof-of-concept exploit demonstrated that the vulnerability could be used to exfiltrate all user input in perpetuity.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2024
Payton knows the even split of reps the Broncos conducted throughout the offseason program and again during the first week of training camp can’t continue in perpetuity.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
The right question is whether U.S. interests are best served by staying put in Iraq in perpetuity, particularly when doing so presents even more security problems.
—Daniel Depetris, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
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“In perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20perpetuity. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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