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f33d5173 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Meta removes ads for social media addiction litiga...

When the sentence doesn't specify a time frame, it's implied as being perpetual, so being explicit is redundant and as you say used for emphasis.

nickvec 5 months ago [–]

Appreciate it. Was questioning whether my grasp of the English language was deteriorating!

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