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persist

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


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Lower temperatures will persist into Thursday as a large area of rain moves in from the west across many parts of the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

None of this is news, but on the 50th anniversary of the death penalty’s reinstatement in the United States, it is worth reflecting on why those problems persist.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The business woes persist “on so many different fronts it’s hard to even list,” said an April editorial in the Charleston Gazette-Mail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday brushed off suggestions that President Donald Trump was regularly dozing off during Cabinet meetings, as questions persist over the health of the oldest US president ever inaugurated.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

But such fads can persist in isolated societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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