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persist

[per-sist, -zist] / pərˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst /


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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

“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

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

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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