persist
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Proteins are generally expected to break down over very long periods of time, so researchers still need to understand how collagen or fragments of it could persist inside fossils for tens of millions of years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
"The oil that settles on the seafloor, depending on when and where it is, could persist for years," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
This summer, they concluded the challenges would persist and came up with a plan that includes reduced prices, less expansion and lower financial targets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The company’s chief business officer, Sumit Sadana, said at a conference Monday that Micron expects tight supply to persist beyond 2027 given increasing demand from customers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Some syllabaries persist today, the most important being the kana syllabary that the Japanese use for telegrams, bank statements, and texts for blind readers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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The longer the BOJ persists in its go-slow approach, the more dangerous the currency market becomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"The longer that high inflation persists, the more challenging and costly it can be to bring it back down."
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Forecasters are calling for a slow cooling trend starting Sunday but warned that temperatures would still be above normal and would remain that way for the foreseeable future as the high pressure persists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
If high inflation persists, the Fed could be forced to raise interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
I scrutinize him, watching for chinks, but the new August persists.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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This anxiety persisted even after scientists at a sleep lab informed study participants they had achieved quality sleep.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Huckabee went straight to Israel’s minister of interior, but the problem persisted, so he turned to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who finally helped release the visas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Her health concerns persisted even when smoke from the stubborn fire, which burned for more than a week, was replaced with the smells of rotting meat and other frozen foods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
But his love for reading persisted, and over the last decade he has been posting his own poems and essays on social media.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
With each step my determination persisted to raise a ton of money for Operation Save Sir Fig Newton.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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“Emerging Markets continued to deliver despite the Chinese condom headwinds still persisting with broad-based momentum extending well beyond China,” they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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
With the recent rotation into memory and other semiconductor names, market leadership is increasingly predicated on current supply-and-demand dynamics persisting.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Economists expect rates to remain at their current level, between 3.5% and 3.75%, next month, but warned further evidence of inflation persisting could force the Fed into an increase.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
“You ain’t got a mother somewhere?” says Camel, persisting.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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