permanently
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Thyroid cancer has a five-year survival rate of over 98% and most forms of it are treatable and permanently curable, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
So perhaps it could be used to simply strike statutes from the books permanently.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Even if the separatists lose a prospective referendum, leaders on both sides say the process will have permanently changed Canadian politics.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
However, detractors argue it could permanently drive out the state’s top earners—and the critical millions of dollars they pay in taxes annually.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
“In the end, I felt hope. I realized that my soul was not permanently scarred after all. I was still a human being.”
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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