persisted
Example Sentences
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This anxiety persisted even after scientists at a sleep lab informed study participants they had achieved quality sleep.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Any such run at Liverpool would be unacceptable but you only have to look at the way Bournemouth performed throughout his tenure to see why Iraola persisted with his ways.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Huckabee went straight to Israel’s minister of interior, but the problem persisted, so he turned to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who finally helped release the visas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Her health concerns persisted even when smoke from the stubborn fire, which burned for more than a week, was replaced with the smells of rotting meat and other frozen foods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Holmes apologized, claiming a dire need for money, and was so persuasive and abject that even Belknap felt mollified, although his distrust of Holmes persisted.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
