persistent
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Police had fingerprint evidence linking a high-profile councillor to a poison pen letter up to 12 months before he went on to target another politician in a "persistent and wicked" hate mail campaign.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Those expectations arrive as Wall Street remains on the lookout for signs of weakness among consumers, whose spending has held up even as gas prices have climbed this year amid persistent inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026
However, persistent weakness in the steel market is limiting the extent of the recovery, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The approach could create new opportunities for lighter materials while reducing reliance on mined mineral pigments and persistent fluorinated chemicals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
He wanted the best architects America had to offer, not just for their talent but also for how their affiliation instantly would shatter the persistent eastern belief that Chicago would produce only a country fair.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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