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persist

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


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In cancer, however, the same survival advantage could allow dangerous cells to persist despite treatment.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Unemployment edged higher, while the property sector’s struggles persist.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

If those conditions persist, the market may avoid a major drawdown, although further upside could become increasingly difficult.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

The preliminary findings said there was "insufficient clinical curiosity" in some cases and a lack of collaboration with multidisciplinary team colleagues, allowing potential diagnostic errors to persist.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

It is music that shall be heard as long as there are goblins to play it, as long as warts and pointy ears persist on this earth.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

Hamm said that feeling persists and thrives today.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

The fever persists despite the fact there’s no antigens left to fight.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

Still, Islamophobia persists in the city where around nine percent of the population is Muslim.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

With Iraola determined to have his wingers able to play on both sides, it remains to be seen if that experiment persists once Liverpool get more attackers in.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

“You eat lunch with her every day” Pamela persists.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Other firms have changed their tune on pricing as the war and trade uncertainty have persisted, and as volatile commodity prices have swung back and forth.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Weaknesses have persisted since, the Thirwall inquiry said.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

She had already deferred her university offer for a year because of uncertainty surrounding the war, which has persisted despite an April ceasefire that halted its most intense phase.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Together, those lines of evidence allowed the team to connect historical species names with the correct evolutionary lineages and clear up taxonomic confusion that had persisted for decades.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

But if he hadn’t known it then, Kate persisted, how did he know it now?

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

Moreover, there are persisting concerns on the scope for a return to growth in 2027 and a large patent cliff problem further out, the analyst said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 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

Economists expect rates to remain at their current level, between 3.5% and 3.75%, next month, but warned further evidence of inflation persisting could force the Fed into an increase.

From BBC Jun. 10, 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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