persistent

Example Sentences

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Reducing the saving rate is an important way to boost activity, especially so as European economies are relying more on domestic demand after tariffs and persistent geopolitical concerns dragged on exports in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal

Reporting their findings in the journal Nature, the team's results significantly narrow the range of explanations for one of the most persistent mysteries involving neutrinos.

From Science Daily

As the week winds down, take a moment to notice what you didn’t have—those small but persistent absences that made themselves known while you were cooking.

From Salon

Many skeptics are asking this question, since they saw stock and gold markets both doing well in 2025 even though investor optimism was widespread and persistent — the opposite of what contrarian theory proposes.

From MarketWatch

But, in a 2023 report, the association said that “fraudulent or bogus filings” were a widespread and persistent problem across the country, warning that they “can create serious financial difficulties for victims.”

From Los Angeles Times