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persist

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


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The euro might struggle to sustain current gains against the dollar as French fiscal risks persist, Monex Europe said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Further studies will be needed to determine whether comparable abilities persist in other brain regions and how these areas interact when consciousness is absent.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

It is quite impossible that you should persist in pursuing me like this during the very few moments of spare time I have to myself.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

"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

More than with Alzheimer’s, in which personality tends to be preserved even as memory fades, FTD pierces the illusion of a continuous identity that persists through life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The system persists, but the system is fragile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

And we have done worse than that, because there persists to this day a traffic in the dead bodies of whales.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Their partnership persisted throughout the legal challenges Holmes faced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Doubts over Gabriel's physicality persisted, but his performances at under-21 level made a compelling argument he was ready.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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

It started a blockade and a devastating air campaign that persisted until a 2022 truce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Just as for every bitter herb there was sweet charoset, hope and joy persisted alongside suffering.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Global auto sales will likely remain sluggish next year, with weakness persisting through 2029, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

I am 100% aware that you don’t mention money, but it seems like you would be staring a gift horse in the mouth by persisting with this argument.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 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

And the report highlighted the dangerous combination of persisting financial vulnerabilities and the "exuberant risk appetite" in financial markets, warning the situation "could unwind abruptly".

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

All of these persisting effects were severe enough to make it difficult for the physician to carry on his practice.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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