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persist

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


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After meeting Greer on Thursday, LeBlanc told reporters "we're very close," promising to persist until a deal is done.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

His long stay abroad has also stoked talk of a post-Biya future and accelerated jockeying among would-be successors as questions over who might replace him persist.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

“The near-term priority remains product and user experience refinement, a strategy that is dragging advertising revenue in the near-term and is expected to persist into 2H,” it says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

More than 1,500 notices have been issued since the introduction of the "dispersal zone" in March but the problems in the city centre persist.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

I would reply that for as long as meaningful contact between the races was forbidden by law, the stereotypes each race had of the other would persist.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

The pond at Pond Farm on Wisley Common, adjacent to RHS Garden Wisley, has been drying up over recent weeks as the hot weather persists.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

His latest remarks, however, appear to confirm the more cautious approach now favored by the US president, which involves maintaining strong economic pressure on Iran while a military standoff in the Strait of Hormuz persists.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Seeing the VIX and the S&P 500 rise at the same time can be a meaningful signal for the market if it persists, according to Jordan Rizzuto, chief investment officer at GammaRoad Capital Partners.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

The longer the BOJ persists in its go-slow approach, the more dangerous the currency market becomes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 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

The informal mechanism has persisted, in various forms, despite criticism from countries opposed to the opaque process.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Although the phenomenon is common throughout the animal kingdom, scientists are still working to understand the biological processes underlying it and why it has persisted over evolutionary history.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Díaz’s problems persisted in the battle for the best record in the National League.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

This anxiety persisted even after scientists at a sleep lab informed study participants they had achieved quality sleep.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

But, I persisted, cautiously, and in somewhat different terms, this twenty billion dollars, or whatever it is, depends on the total economy of the United States.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

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

With the heat persisting into Tuesday across south-eastern areas, some locations may enter official heatwave conditions with temperatures above 27C or 28C for three consecutive days.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

With energy prices raising headline inflation, officials may not be able to tell for months whether underlying price pressures are fading, persisting or getting worse.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

In revolving Lady Catherine’s expressions, however, she could not help feeling some uneasiness as to the possible consequence of her persisting in this interference.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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