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persevere

[pur-suh-veer] / ˌpɜr səˈvɪər /


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Mr. King initially believed the story was going nowhere, though his wife urged him to persevere.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

As the movie amply demonstrates, it took guts for Woodward and Bernstein to persevere with their reporting in the face of terrified sources and their own growing paranoia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Positive momentum across durable goods in February should hopefully help this area of the economy persevere through the current turmoil without too much damage,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

"To be able to persevere through that period and finally get a fix for that was great."

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Somehow, in these terrible circumstances, my mother and I found the will to persevere.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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