persist
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The U.K.’s economy expanded at a faster pace in the first quarter of the year, but that resilience is set to be severely tested as the effects of the conflict in the Middle East persist.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Rieder added that “tension” in the bond market “will persist for some time” due to “a macro environment clouded by supply-side inflation and policy uncertainty.”
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Concerns persist about consumer privacy and trust on AI shopping assistants, as well as hallucinations, errors on things like product availability and sizing, and suspicions of retailers’ bias toward some items over others.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Large amounts continued to persist in the atmosphere even after long-distance transport.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
That peaceful relationship was able to persist because hummingbirds don’t count on us to spread their babies or to offer our bodies for food.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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