in perpetuity
idiom
formal
: for all time : forever
The land will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.
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Or even how the sky and its painterly clouds seem to carry on and on in perpetuity.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 July 2025
As part of the PUD rezoning, about 59 acres within the Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern would remain undeveloped in perpetuity.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
Through these investments, the county retains co-ownership and has been able to bring down the cost of development enough to offer 30% of homes at significantly below market rents, in perpetuity.
—Susanne Schindler, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
In a deal supported by Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy through Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy and other partners, Ecuador converted $1.6 billion of its existing commercial debt into a $656 million loan that will provide $12 million in financing for marine conservation activities each year, in perpetuity.
—Dona Bertarelli, Time, 30 June 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 July 2025
As part of the PUD rezoning, about 59 acres within the Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern would remain undeveloped in perpetuity.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
Through these investments, the county retains co-ownership and has been able to bring down the cost of development enough to offer 30% of homes at significantly below market rents, in perpetuity.
—Susanne Schindler, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
In a deal supported by Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy through Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy and other partners, Ecuador converted $1.6 billion of its existing commercial debt into a $656 million loan that will provide $12 million in financing for marine conservation activities each year, in perpetuity.
—Dona Bertarelli, Time, 30 June 2025
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“In perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20perpetuity. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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