persistence
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Dr. Andrea Brickey, Connot's advisor and a professor in the Department of Mining Engineering and Management at South Dakota Mines, praised both the research and the persistence behind it.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
While the market has priced out more extreme risks, it could be “underestimating the persistence of lower-level geopolitical risks that could keep a modest premium in crude prices,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The blame for homelessness, its growth and persistence, can be pointed in many directions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
"Short-term relief alone cannot meet the scale or persistence of this crisis, which has now been going for nearly five years," he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
The wonder was the depth of the girl’s rancor, her persistence with a story that saw him all the way to Wandsworth Prison.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing persistence
"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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