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Recent Examples of permanency
Last year, the group helped 220 children get reunited with their families, adopted or find permanency through guardianship, according to the group’s executive director Jim Di Ciaula.
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Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday wrote that the law prohibiting challenges to an adoption after six months is designed to create permanency, so a child is not bounced from one home to another.
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Arkansas Online,
13 Feb. 2026
The federal government conducts periodic audits of every state’s child welfare system to measure children’s safety, permanency and well being.
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Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
2 Feb. 2026
Then in May of 2024, DCF changed the permanency plan with the child’s foster parents from pre-adoption to placement with Cabrera.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday wrote that the law prohibiting challenges to an adoption after six months is designed to create permanency, so a child is not bounced from one home to another.
—
Arkansas Online,
13 Feb. 2026
The federal government conducts periodic audits of every state’s child welfare system to measure children’s safety, permanency and well being.
—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
2 Feb. 2026
Then in May of 2024, DCF changed the permanency plan with the child’s foster parents from pre-adoption to placement with Cabrera.
—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permanency
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Approaches that are designed for iteration instead of permanence.
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The kind that turns novelty into permanence.
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Plus, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy used to wear them in the 1990s, which is a testament to their timelessness.
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With an emphasis on timelessness and versatility, the brand capitalizes on classic fashion rules, such as stripes never going out of style, and cotton-poplin and linen being the best fabrics for summer comfort.
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“Permanency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanency. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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