persistent
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Yet one persistent limitation has kept most of them from becoming practical technologies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Wheat surged on concerns over persistent disruptions to Black Sea exports and heatwave-related crop damage in major producing countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG, said persistent inflation and a potentially weak labor market could put the Fed in a tough spot when it meets to set rates next month.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The rates of persistent absence have doubled since the pandemic.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Jacqui asks with a vague but persistent threat in her condescension.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing persistent
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