persist

Example Sentences

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Monday, but stormy and blustery conditions will persist throughout the week, with forecasters predicting gusts of 30 to 50 mph across Southern California through Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times

The issues complicating monetary policy today will persist.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its status among fans persisted through its long period of closure.

From BBC

Until then, he says, he will keep at it himself: "This is my ideal. If you have this ideal, you must persist. You can't not."

From BBC

That level of discounting is likely to persist, but it risks training customers to wait for bargains.

From Barron's