persistence
Example Sentences
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“It’s going to take a lot more persistence going forward,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
"This development reinforces our belief that persistence, solidarity and commitment to justice will always yield results."
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
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
One distinguishing feature of hunger I already knew was persistence: I, too, whenever I felt hungry, always returned to the source of food whenever I was scatted.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing persistence
"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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