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persisted

[per-sis-tid, -zis-] / pərˈsɪs tɪd, -ˈzɪs- /


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Optimism about the U.S. economy has persisted despite signs that the labor market has weakened, while consumer spending has held up OK.

From MarketWatch

Optimism about the U.S. economy has persisted despite signs that the labor market has weakened, while consumer spending has held up OK.

From MarketWatch

The incident prompted flight staff to swap sections on the plane, but Woodbury’s behavior persisted.

From Los Angeles Times

Although the current protests have spread rapidly and persisted for days, they have not yet reached the scale or intensity of the 2022 demonstrations.

From BBC

Tierney understands the book’s intense enthusiasts and the modern men-loving-men genre, which evolved from the Boys Love fandom that originated in 1970s Japanese culture and has persisted in contemporary media with fanfiction and romance writing.

From Salon