persistent
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After more than a decade, the US-led coalition is ending its mission in Iraq, having helped save the country from jihadists while causing persistent friction.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
“While monetary policy cannot move ships or reopen pipelines and refineries, it can diminish the risk that these supply shocks spill over into broader and more persistent inflation,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
However, steepening backwardation—when near-term oil prices exceed longer-term prices—and higher fuel prices signal persistent supply tightness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
"I am deeply concerned at persistent and often unjustified criticism and the outdated and unsupported views of dissident paramilitaries remaining as barriers to people seeing themselves having a career in the police," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
For almost a decade, I’d been privileged to move through it, experiencing its bracing contradictions and bitter conflicts, its pain and persistent idealism, and above all else its resilience.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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