permanence
noun
per·ma·nence
ˈpər-mə-nən(t)s 
ˈpərm-nən(t)s
: the quality or state of being permanent : durability
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Genetic testing and preventive measures might offer additional insight, though the permanence of hair loss varies by type.
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Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
The mechanical process of typing, the sound of keys striking paper and the permanence of words on the page are helping writers rediscover their flow.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
In each of these works, Sugimoto expresses his lifelong existential investigation of permanence and impermanence, of what is and is not real, of form and emptiness, and in doing so his works of art capturie the unimaginable and the unseen.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
But the animal print has proven its permanence and is now making a comeback thousands of years later.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
The mechanical process of typing, the sound of keys striking paper and the permanence of words on the page are helping writers rediscover their flow.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
In each of these works, Sugimoto expresses his lifelong existential investigation of permanence and impermanence, of what is and is not real, of form and emptiness, and in doing so his works of art capturie the unimaginable and the unseen.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
But the animal print has proven its permanence and is now making a comeback thousands of years later.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Permanence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanence. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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