in perpetuity
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While the company will “struggle to grow,” the current stock price implies that its business shrinks 5% each year in perpetuity, he added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
“We can’t just sit out in perpetuity, and I won’t,” he said in 2024.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
“We give $2.5 million a year in perpetuity to the University of California, so that all California Indians can go to the University of California tuition-free.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Bob’s move signals he’ll do anything to silence her, now and in perpetuity.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
It was his job to set the memory in perpetuity.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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