in perpetuity
idiom
formal
: for all time : forever
The land will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.
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And Rell ordered that $690 million spending cap exception to continue in perpetuity.
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
The agreement appears to essentially lock in the exemptions in perpetuity, requiring any future Ukrainian legislation to defer and yield to this international treaty.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
San Diego voters narrowly approved the proposition, overturning a 1919 law that had given the city authority to collect residential waste but also called for the service to remain free to single-family homes in perpetuity.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
In return, his business takes in 5% of the newfound riches in perpetuity.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 May 2025
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
The agreement appears to essentially lock in the exemptions in perpetuity, requiring any future Ukrainian legislation to defer and yield to this international treaty.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
San Diego voters narrowly approved the proposition, overturning a 1919 law that had given the city authority to collect residential waste but also called for the service to remain free to single-family homes in perpetuity.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
In return, his business takes in 5% of the newfound riches in perpetuity.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for in perpetuity
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“In perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20perpetuity. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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