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persist

[per-sist, -zist] / pərˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst /


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So as the heatwaves and drought persist, who is thriving, who is struggling, and will farmers have to change what they grow in a warming climate?

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

As cost of living pressures persist, a growing number of people are applying to become so-called property guardians - living in vacant residential or commercial buildings to protect them from squatters, vandalism and disrepair.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Despite the market’s concerns about the longevity of the current chip boom, Samsung still forecasts a major supply-demand deficit to persist into 2027, as growth in agentic AI augments the huge buildout of AI infrastructure.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

"As these investments are supported by revenue generated from AI services, the momentum in memory demand is expected to persist."

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

A Chilean scientist has pointed out that malaria-carrying mosquitoes persist in his country in spite of insecticide treatment; the release of sterile males might then provide the final blow needed to eliminate this population.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Forecasters are calling for a slow cooling trend starting Sunday but warned that temperatures would still be above normal and would remain that way for the foreseeable future as the high pressure persists.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Interest in the Backrooms persists precisely because they lack a fixed mythology, geographical reality, or narrative history, allowing users to construct meaning around places that, nonetheless, feel uncannily familiar.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Whatever one thinks of homeschooling, it persists as a force in the American education system.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Caution still persists among restaurant analysts, investors, customers and owners, after health officials reportedly connected the outbreak’s source to shredded iceberg lettuce shipped to Taco Bell from salad-greens producer Taylor Farms.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Pleads and persists that there must be some waterway to the Gulf of California.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Price pressures persisted, however, with inflation remaining above the central bank’s 2% target.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Her health concerns persisted even when smoke from the stubborn fire, which burned for more than a week, was replaced with the smells of rotting meat and other frozen foods.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

It is expected to bring an end to the heatwave conditions that have persisted for 19 days so far at Usk in Monmouthshire and Exeter in Devon.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

According to his analysis, this group may have persisted for around 35 million years.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

But the ringing persisted, and the ringing meant that the phone worked, but no one was there to answer it.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

If Sapiens women had, in fact, regularly entered Neanderthal groups, we would expect to see a recent genetic signal of Sapiens ancestry persisting among the last Neanderthals.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

With the recent rotation into memory and other semiconductor names, market leadership is increasingly predicated on current supply-and-demand dynamics persisting.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

Economists expect rates to remain at their current level, between 3.5% and 3.75%, next month, but warned further evidence of inflation persisting could force the Fed into an increase.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

"We have evidence that terrorist content and illegal hate speech is persisting on some of the largest social media sites," said Oliver Griffiths, Ofcom's online safety director.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

“You ain’t got a mother somewhere?” says Camel, persisting.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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