persistent

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From factories and coaching centres to hospitals and entertainment venues, many of Delhi's deadliest blazes have exposed a persistent gap between safety rules on paper and their implementation on the ground.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The fighting is less intense than before, but persistent enough to leave all three arenas in an uneasy limbo between war and peace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Indeed, according to notes of the most recent Fed policy committee meeting in April, many officials are increasingly concerned that persistent inflation could require additional rate hikes.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Major scientific assessments have also treated persistent night shift work and light at night as important public health concerns.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

For almost a decade, I’d been privileged to move through it, experiencing its bracing contradictions and bitter conflicts, its pain and persistent idealism, and above all else its resilience.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama