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perpetual

adjective

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Continuing indefinitely or recurring so often as to seem constant.

The old building seemed to be in a state of perpetual repair.
Dictionary practice example.
Volunteers wanted to avoid a perpetual cycle of rushed revisions in which each deadline arrived before anyone examined the previous one.
From The Decision We Leave Behind.
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