Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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The closures have perpetuated the problem of so-called news deserts — places with limited access to local news, the report said.
From New York Times β Jun. 29, 2022
“It was a most cruel hoax to have perpetuated on the audience and on me,” he said.
From Washington Post β Dec. 14, 2021
Mr. Anderson said he is “saddened that the media and the School Board have perpetuated false narratives that have implied otherwise, resulting in our students’ feeling unsafe.”
From Washington Times β Sep. 20, 2021
“The United States is taking action to promote accountability for entities and individuals that have perpetuated the suffering of the Syrian people,” said U.S.
From Seattle Times β Jul. 28, 2021
As to the right or wrong of the refusal to exchange, it is hardly relevant to insist that the triumph of the South would have perpetuated slavery.
From Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons A Personal Experience, 1864-5 by Homer B. (Homer Baxter) Sprague
