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persistence

[per-sis-tuhns, -zis-] / pərˈsɪs təns, -ˈzɪs- /


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Raviprolu sees the breakthrough as a broader lesson about persistence in science.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

For Owens, the arc is less about vindication than persistence.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The persistence of this faith despite repeated evidence reminds me of the famous 1950s study of cult members who kept expecting UFOs to arrive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

One reason, Europe’s grandees increasingly agree, is the persistence of 27 separate regulatory frameworks for issuing and buying securities.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Now for better news of a kind of immortal persistence.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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