as in eternity
endless time
lands that should remain in their wild state in perpetuity
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Assuming a cost of equity capital of roughly 9% (treasury bill yield of 3.65%, beta of 1.1, assuming a risk premium of 5%), Netflix’s earnings per share earned till perpetuity would amount to $133 ($12.03/0.09).
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Population drops as severe as the one that has taken place in Florida mean the cacti's perpetuity is not guaranteed.
—Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Ronald Reagan’s Library Legacy Archival material shows the hefty and careful investment the president and his team put into crafting his image for perpetuity.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Nandor’s wistfulness is born of his bone-deep belief that something is missing from his perpetuity, and these moments emphasize how Nandor being from a place that no longer exists is key to his dispossession.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2024
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Population drops as severe as the one that has taken place in Florida mean the cacti's perpetuity is not guaranteed.
—Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Ronald Reagan’s Library Legacy Archival material shows the hefty and careful investment the president and his team put into crafting his image for perpetuity.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Nandor’s wistfulness is born of his bone-deep belief that something is missing from his perpetuity, and these moments emphasize how Nandor being from a place that no longer exists is key to his dispossession.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuity. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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