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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The triangular arrangement of the photograph’s key elements – and the symmetry of the vertical line formed by the room’s corner at center – gives the image balance, stability and permanence, reflecting the way family and home serve as an anchor for the Chicano community.
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Rebecca Senf, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
Reports from organizations like the Carbon Market Watch highlight issues with the accountability and permanence of carbon offset projects.
—Maeve Campbell, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Those objects were able to have a permanence and tell a story that nobody else could.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
John Everett Benson, a stone carver whose lapidary inscriptions mark the grave of President John F. Kennedy and sites including the National Gallery of Art, conferring elegant permanence and permanent elegance with their stately strokes and serifs, died June 13 in Newport, R.I.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
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Rebecca Senf, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
Reports from organizations like the Carbon Market Watch highlight issues with the accountability and permanence of carbon offset projects.
—Maeve Campbell, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Those objects were able to have a permanence and tell a story that nobody else could.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
John Everett Benson, a stone carver whose lapidary inscriptions mark the grave of President John F. Kennedy and sites including the National Gallery of Art, conferring elegant permanence and permanent elegance with their stately strokes and serifs, died June 13 in Newport, R.I.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
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“Permanence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanence. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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