as in eternity
endless time
lands that should remain in their wild state in perpetuity
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Recent Examples of perpetuity
For one thing, Bravo and NBCUniversal have a tendency to recycle reality stars, creating new spin-offs, casting them on shows like The Traitors and House of Villains, keeping them stuck in the Bravo-universe for perpetuity.
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Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Looking towards the future, both Calla and Mitchell expressed their desire to keep the MAAs going into perpetuity.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Somewhere in the suburbs, in a house walled off from the world, three adult children are raised in captivity and perpetuity.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 June 2024
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).
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Looking towards the future, both Calla and Mitchell expressed their desire to keep the MAAs going into perpetuity.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Somewhere in the suburbs, in a house walled off from the world, three adult children are raised in captivity and perpetuity.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 June 2024
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).
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuity. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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