persistently

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Persistently high oil and natural gas prices, along with supply shortages in lower-income countries, will slow the economy abroad and at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Persistently low real interest rates in the early 2000s and 2010s fueled private equity and enabled well-capitalized firms to acquire smaller competitors.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Persistently absent children are defined in England as those who have missed at least 10% of school, which adds up to about one month across a school year.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

Persistently high home-buying costs are in large part due to limited housing stock, which has remained at historically low levels.

From Reuters • Aug. 7, 2023

Persistently follow the meetings of these associations and keep them in the hands of able, consecrated managers and officers, who will lead in the best enterprises of the church.

From Russell H. Conwell by Burr, Agnes Rush