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• s  existing for a long time
  hopes for a durable peace
• s  capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay
  durable denim jeans
• s  very long lasting
  less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys
  the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent

• Fueled by a drop in unfulfilled orders for durable goods and a declining demand for commodities and other raw materials, the recession of 1958 forced over five million people .
• Even accidentally tearing a picture is unlikely, since the paper is coated with durable plastic.
• It's made of ceramic, stainless steel and a durable alloy called Liquidmetal, finished with hand-sewn leather and a screen of sapphire crystal, a material second only to diamond in .

• lasting
• long-lasting
• long-lived
• long-wearing
• indestructible
• perdurable
• undestroyable

News & Articles

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• Durable Goods and Consumer Confidence Boost Dollar
  Durable Goods and Consumer Confidence Boost Dollar
  June 25, 2013 - DailyFX via Yahoo! Finance
• Durable Goods Smash Expectations
  Durable goods orders for May come in better than expected. Levy Forecasting Center's Robert King tells Joe Deaux it was a strong report.        
  June 25, 2013 - TheStreet.com
• Durable-goods orders surge on plane orders; 'core' orders up 1.1%
  Durable-goods orders surge on plane orders; 'core' orders up 1.1%
  June 25, 2013 - Market Watch

Quotes

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• Condoleezza Rice in Philippine Star
  Rice said she hoped European countries would work out similar bilateral agreements with Israel to "bring into being a durable cease-fire, a cease-fire that can actually hold."
• Barack Obama in FOXNews
  A strong and durable recovery also requires countries not having an undue advantage,he said. "As I told (Chinese) President Hu Jintao yesterday, the United States welcomes China's decision to allow its currency to appreciate in response to...