lasting
/ˈlæstɪŋ/ adjective B1- Persisting for an extended period of time. · After World War I it was hoped that a lasting peace had been achieved. It hadn’t.· I was taken to the theatre for the first time when I was six years old, and the experience made a lasting impression on me.
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I wonder he does not marry, to secure a lasting convenience of that kind.
The acquaintances one makes in travelling have a sort of claim on one; they everywhere expect to receive the same attention which you once paid them by chance, as though the civilities of a passing hour were likely to awaken any lasting interest in favor of the man in whose society you may happen to be thrown in the course of your journey.
He had ruined for a while every hope of happiness for the most affectionate, generous heart in the world; and no one could say how lasting an evil he might have inflicted.
However, the incredible achievements of these brilliant artists left a lasting mark on American culture.
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