persistent
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Rising oil prices, persistent inflation and seemingly endless U.S.-Iran tensions would seem to support bullion, but climbing Treasury yields and a stronger U.S. dollar are pulling it the other way.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
After more than a decade, the US-led coalition is ending its mission in Iraq, having helped save the country from jihadists while causing persistent friction.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
"I am deeply concerned at persistent and often unjustified criticism and the outdated and unsupported views of dissident paramilitaries remaining as barriers to people seeing themselves having a career in the police," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Oil prices rose Monday as investors assessed fresh obstacles to U.S.-Iran diplomacy and persistent security risks around Middle Eastern energy supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Why did those annoyingly persistent butterflies hang out with me every time he was around?
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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