persist in
Example Sentences
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Despite scaling down its warning for Birmingham, the EA said standing water and debris could persist in the city on Thursday.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
These contradictory impressions persist in the new production of “Waiting in the Wings,” running in repertory at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum through Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Extreme heat and humidity persist in the west but are now expanding to the densely populated East Coast, which also faced brutal temperatures earlier in the month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
New enthusiasm for the AI trade has helped boost stocks to repeated records in recent weeks, even as skirmishes persist in the Middle East, keeping oil prices volatile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
But Nana took advantage of the slightest distraction on Nivea’s part to persist in her attempts to cure the child’s muteness with the same remedy she used for hiccups.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
