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 president has some authority to control immigration by executive action, but those orders lack the scope and permanence of legislation.
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Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
Hals, too, painted the faces of a new secular élite that sought to flatter itself with the permanence of oil painting; Hals, too, caught the abundance as well as the wobbling precarity of his clients’ world, the sense that all this could tumble down tomorrow.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
Hals, too, painted the faces of a new secular élite that sought to flatter itself with the permanence of oil painting; Hals, too, caught the abundance as well as the wobbling precarity of his clients’ world, the sense that all this could tumble down tomorrow.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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“Permanence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanence. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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