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If dry conditions persist, rivers, reservoirs and groundwater levels can also fall, putting pressure on water supplies.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The longer diesel cost pressures persist, the more likely they’ll be “baked into contracts between carriers and shippers and eventually find their way into consumer prices,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

They can fade over the course of weeks to months, but if patches persist and spread, it could be a sign of acne, which dermatologists consider a medical condition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Forecasters expect these higher yields to persist as a mix of improving growth, new inflationary pressures and concerns about the U.S. fiscal trajectory forced them to re-evaluate assumptions about investor demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

She turned her head away sharply, and when he seemed likely to persist, raised her bound hands to foil his assist.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

"My theory of victory is simple: we will block the initial attack. If the attack persists, we will blunt it and prevent enemy advance," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

If she persists, you may wish to make it clear that being single and without children does not mean that you have to abide by other people’s wishes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The system persists, but the system is fragile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The bacterium still persists in natural rodent reservoirs in several regions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Pleads and persists that there must be some waterway to the Gulf of California.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Their partnership persisted throughout the legal challenges Holmes faced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But complaints about missed packages and mail-order medications, as well as trouble setting up banking accounts and utilities, persisted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

During the recent international break, many of the ideas we saw during the World Cup and prior have persisted.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

That uncertainty has persisted because earlier observational research has produced mixed results, particularly for older vitamin K antagonist drugs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

“I’d look just like Irene Castle if I had short hair,” persisted Francie.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

The likelihood of El Nino persisting through February 2027 is now close to 100%, according to new forecasts from the World Meteorological Organization, a UN agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed and the United States persisting with a counter-blockade of Iranian ports.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Moreover, there are persisting concerns on the scope for a return to growth in 2027 and a large patent cliff problem further out, the analyst said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 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

Once China was finally unified, in 221 B.C., no other independent state ever had a chance of arising and persisting for long in China.

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