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persist

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


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Because this ice can persist and accumulate over multiple years, it generally becomes thicker and more resilient than ice that forms during a single winter.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

The longer diesel cost pressures persist, the more likely they’ll be “baked into contracts between carriers and shippers and eventually find their way into consumer prices,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Gold futures settled lower amid U.S. dollar gains and a rise in oil futures as Middle East tensions persist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

They can fade over the course of weeks to months, but if patches persist and spread, it could be a sign of acne, which dermatologists consider a medical condition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 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

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

In late September, the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee warned that "the risk of a sharper correction persists," particularly if concerns about the pace of AI development or adoption hit earnings expectations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The global diesel shortage persists, leading to surging prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The system persists, but the system is fragile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Pleads and persists that there must be some waterway to the Gulf of California.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Their partnership persisted throughout the legal challenges Holmes faced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

This complexity may help explain why bacterial blotch has persisted for generations despite efforts to manage it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

But complaints about missed packages and mail-order medications, as well as trouble setting up banking accounts and utilities, persisted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Doubts over Gabriel's physicality persisted, but his performances at under-21 level made a compelling argument he was ready.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Tal persisted in his provocation, though, and Fischer lost their third game as well.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The chip shortage persisting across the economy isn’t likely to let up in the near term, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed and the United States persisting with a counter-blockade of Iranian ports.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

What it shows is inflation persisting well above the central bank’s 2% goal for the sixth year running.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 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

I was persisting in reading my present environment in the light of my old one.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright


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