Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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"In my experience, a lot of young men have found the apps toxic too... They are perpetuating a value system that doesn't value human complexity or awkwardness."
From BBC β Sep. 20, 2025
“We’ve invested billions in housing and services, but if we don’t invest in our workforce, we are perpetuating the problem itself,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times β May 15, 2023
But social media posts claiming there’s a causal link between the two are perpetuating a century-old myth.
From Seattle Times β Apr. 21, 2023
“You have one person versus many, many, many other people who are perpetuating the cycle of the old image” of what it means to be masculine, says rapper Open Mike Eagle.
From Washington Post β Sep. 27, 2021
No doubt the present inhabitants of Babylonia, who utilize bitumen as a germicide, are perpetuating an ancient folk custom.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
