persistence
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“The magnitude and persistence of the inflationary impulse stemming from events in the Middle East have proved stronger than expected in July,” said Huw Pill, who voted to raise the key rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Charity Breast Cancer Now said that while campaigners' "persistence paid off", thousands of people have missed out on access to Enhertu and many have died.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
There are others who say a world of rolling supply shocks amid geopolitical tensions is creating inflation persistence that won’t go away without higher policy rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
But, oh, how easy the curse’s persistence makes it to retread all those familiar plot beats, the same ones that have been removed from their context and posted to death for the last decade.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
They understood how dogged patience and persistence could pay off.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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