persistence
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For Owens, the arc is less about vindication than persistence.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
“The risks to the labor market and inflation both tilt in unfavorable directions, that is, toward a weaker labor market and a greater persistence of above-target inflation,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
Scientists are concerned that this persistence may interfere with normal development, including the formation of healthy bones.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
While the launch of Lilly’s once-daily orforglipron pill later this year might expand access to weight-loss medications, “we think that the compliance and persistence of these drugs might disappoint,” Kumar wrote.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
That persistence of Chinese writing in Japan and Korea is a vivid 20th-century legacy of plant and animal domestication in China nearly 10,000 years ago.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing persistence
"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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