persist
Example Sentences
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The vacancy rates persisted despite targeted bonuses and wage increases that prison health workers received in contracts and under court order during the Newsom administration.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet as long as inflation persists at elevated levels, the mood of consumers is unlikely to improve much.
From MarketWatch
If current price pressures persist into December, inflation should end the year close to the central bank’s target, it said.
It remains to be seen if the higher prices will persist as more LNG comes online in the coming months.
From Barron's
But the creativity persisted: Williams learned how to use a camera and edit clips so he could make goofy videos for his family, run photoshoots for his kids and dabble in wedding photography.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
