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Whether in Kyiv or Khan Younis, war has ceased to be a mechanism for conflict resolution and has instead become a perpetuator of instability, humiliation and loss.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
He’s a dreamer and a sucker - the hoax’s mark not its perpetuator.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 25, 2017
One needs to look no further than Fly Art Productions, a core perpetuator of this meme form whose daily Tumblr posts regularly garner upwards of 10,000 reblogs.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2017
If Mr. Love’s public persona is that of a peace-loving perpetuator of summer fun, his private side is much angrier.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2016
He must have been perfectly conscious of his genius, and of the great trust which he imposed upon his native tongue as the embodier and perpetuator of it.
From Among My Books First Series by James Russell Lowell
