persist
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Some patients also experience symptoms that persist over time.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
An NHS spokesperson advised seeking support from your GP, health visitor or midwife if these symptoms persist, in addition to charities such as Mind and PANDAS.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Chris and Lee jet off to Easter Island for a relaxing jaunt and to see the “big heads,” as they persist in calling them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
If cases against elections officials do persist, Hasen said California officials won’t be “cowed,” will fight in court and will win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
“You persist, then, in supposing his sisters influence him?”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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“The extent to which gold can hold up if equity weakness persists will be an important test,” they write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The sci-fi folk idea persists, however, on the closing track Torn – a duet with Dolly Parton, that became the country star's last ever recording.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
When pain persists for more than 12 weeks, it is considered chronic.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Sports fishermen might celebrate the arrival of unusual fish, but “if it persists, it’s a serious event for the birds and for the plankton.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
He was like someone who persists in using an old-fashioned manual typewriter even though a modern word-processing computer is available.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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His wife Beth took a little longer to be convinced, questioning why he would buy "a pile of junk", but he persisted.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Faith is stronger than ever and traditional attitudes toward family and social roles have persisted, even as religious affiliation declines, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
But his enduring love affair with Peru, particularly its arid north, persisted.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
This also has important implications for understanding whether large ice masses in Tibet persisted as the planet emerged from the last glacial period.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
But, I persisted, cautiously, and in somewhat different terms, this twenty billion dollars, or whatever it is, depends on the total economy of the United States.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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Since the Aug. 19 announcement, the 20-year maturity sector has outperformed both on the curve and in swap spreads, with these effects persisting even as long-end yields have risen above their preannouncement levels, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Almost six months into their war, the two sides are locked in a stalemate, with Iran keeping the key Strait of Hormuz shut and Washington persisting with a naval counter-blockade of Iran.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
What it shows is inflation persisting well above the central bank’s 2% goal for the sixth year running.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
If Sapiens women had, in fact, regularly entered Neanderthal groups, we would expect to see a recent genetic signal of Sapiens ancestry persisting among the last Neanderthals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
“You ain’t got a mother somewhere?” says Camel, persisting.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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