persistent
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Still, persistent inflation worries could drive yields higher and keep the Federal Reserve on a rate-hiking path.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The analysts became the latest to grow more cautious on Nike, reflective of persistent concerns about the progress of the company’s turnaround plans under CEO Elliott Hill.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
He underwent the tests because he was worried about persistent health problems in his family.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Taken together, the two studies suggest a possible connection between persistent brain inflammation and damage involving the dopamine system.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
It was as though a flame had been lit inside him that nothing, not Hermione’s flat disbelief nor Ron’s persistent doubts, could extinguish.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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