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When these currents persist, they help steady the bubbles, similar to what happens in "Tripel" foam.

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Without a trade deal, downside risks persist, keeping growth below potential and giving the RBI a strong, justifiable case to use the policy space provided by record-low inflation, ANZ said.

In the following years, it "failed to act on repeated warnings and evidence... which allowed unsafe and outdated practices to persist".

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Koerner’s home was destroyed in the Eaton fire in January, but he has pushed and persisted, trying to speed the rebuilding for Daisy’s sake as much as his own.

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Heavy rain though is likely to persist around eastern England in particular.

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