- present tense form of persist (3rd person singular).
persists
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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 global diesel shortage persists, leading to surging prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
More than 90 percent of emperor penguin colonies could be near-extinct by 2100 if sea ice loss persists at its current rate.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The bacterium still persists in natural rodent reservoirs in several regions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
He persists in asking Marie-Laure to run her fingers over it, to recognize different houses, the angles of streets.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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