in perpetuity
idiom
formal
: for all time : forever
The land will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.
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So much so that here’s hoping when some time passes and things simmer down Sporting will find an appropriate way to honor Vermes in perpetuity at Children’s Mercy Park.
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
In-person candidate training sessions, where city clerks explain to people running for office how to file forms and report donations, have been replaced in some cities by video versions posted online in perpetuity.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
The brand’s Atmos clocks, the self-winding beauties created in 1928, are still ticking in perpetuity, while trainees are studying watchmaking, enameling and miniature painting.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
Data isn’t extinguished like electricity or coffee—it is collected, replicated, resold, and algorithmically digested for future use, in perpetuity.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
In-person candidate training sessions, where city clerks explain to people running for office how to file forms and report donations, have been replaced in some cities by video versions posted online in perpetuity.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
The brand’s Atmos clocks, the self-winding beauties created in 1928, are still ticking in perpetuity, while trainees are studying watchmaking, enameling and miniature painting.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
Data isn’t extinguished like electricity or coffee—it is collected, replicated, resold, and algorithmically digested for future use, in perpetuity.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“In perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20perpetuity. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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