persist
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After a shock 0.1% annualized decline in first-quarter gross domestic product, Macklem said policymakers forecast growth to resume in the second quarter – although spare capacity, or slack, will persist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Lower temperatures will persist into Thursday as a large area of rain moves in from the west across many parts of the UK.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“Our checks point to continuing upside in demand, not downside, which is likely to persist on agentic AI demand,” Gaudois wrote.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
None of this is news, but on the 50th anniversary of the death penalty’s reinstatement in the United States, it is worth reflecting on why those problems persist.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
We tend to assume that useful technologies, once acquired, inevitably persist until superseded by better ones.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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