persistence
Example Sentences
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Charity Breast Cancer Now said that while campaigners' "persistence paid off", thousands of people have missed out on access to Enhertu and many have died.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
There are others who say a world of rolling supply shocks amid geopolitical tensions is creating inflation persistence that won’t go away without higher policy rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
But, oh, how easy the curse’s persistence makes it to retread all those familiar plot beats, the same ones that have been removed from their context and posted to death for the last decade.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The persistence of the disruption is pushing analysts to extend their expectations for a tight market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He took a seat directly behind the defendants, and fixed them with a gaze of unique persistence, as though he planned to paint their portraits from memory.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Vocabulary lists containing persistence
"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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