persisted
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The duke acknowledged that tensions have persisted in the years since he and Meghan stepped back from their roles as senior working royals, but suggested he would welcome an opportunity to move forward.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
His wife Beth took a little longer to be convinced, questioning why he would buy "a pile of junk", but he persisted.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
The increase was again driven by energy prices, as uncertainty persisted about the lack of resolution of the war in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The results indicate that western European ancestry persisted in the region through the Last Glacial Maximum, a period when enormous ice sheets reached their greatest extent during the last Ice Age.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
“There seems to be something going on that I don’t know about,” persisted Miss K. “Won’t someone let me in on it?”
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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