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persistent

[per-sis-tuhnt, -zis-] / pərˈsɪs tənt, -ˈzɪs- /


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The world's second-largest economy has charted a diverging path in recent years -- an AI-fuelled export boom is masking the impact of a persistent real estate crisis and gloomy consumer sentiment.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

Participants will include a GP, pelvic health physiotherapist, local authority health professional, support group facilitators and people with lived experience of persistent pain.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Oil prices fell Friday as traders weighed plans to accelerate emergency oil-stock releases against persistent Middle East supply risks and uncertainty over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Unlike visible-light imaging, microwave measurements can penetrate cloud cover, making it possible to monitor the Arctic consistently even when storms or persistent clouds obscure the surface.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 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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