persisted
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These limits resolve a question that had persisted despite increasingly advanced observations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Despite the increase in October, consumer confidence remained on the long-term downward trend that’s persisted over the past few years,” McCormick said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Despite a two-year transition period to prepare for the takeover, problems have persisted and by February the backlog had grown to 120,000 cases.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
In East Timor, unhealthy air pollution persisted on Saturday, including in the capital Dili, according to IQAir.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Indeed, Adams’s string of bad luck or poor timing, call it what you will, persisted to the end.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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