- present tense form of persist (3rd person singular).
persists
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They also suggested the EU should be ready to ask a court to block access to platforms temporarily if necessary "once other powers have been exhausted and where an infringement persists and causes serious harm".
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
"This work points to a completely different way of testing their possible role in cosmic history. Their descendants could leave a gravitational-wave imprint that persists all the way to the present-day Universe."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The pond at Pond Farm on Wisley Common, adjacent to RHS Garden Wisley, has been drying up over recent weeks as the hot weather persists.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Nick cannot show that Mr. Kanin’s conduct — rather than the unresolved legal question that persists under an entirely different trustee — caused any delay in his receipt of the distribution.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“You eat lunch with her every day” Pamela persists.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
