persistence
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“More persistence in energy and petrochemical prices could raise near-term inflation risks, impact price-setting behavior, and lead to more sticky inflation over the medium term,” the committee said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
However, it is the persistence of the heat this spring and summer that is remarkable and has broken numerous records.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
That persistence is an important challenge because weight loss does not necessarily erase all of obesity's long-term effects on the immune system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
"These findings are particularly concerning because persistence is foundational to skill acquisition and is one of the strongest predictors of long-term learning," the authors wrote.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
That persistence of Chinese writing in Japan and Korea is a vivid 20th-century legacy of plant and animal domestication in China nearly 10,000 years ago.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing persistence
"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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