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persistence

[per-sis-tuhns, -zis-] / pərˈsɪs təns, -ˈzɪs- /


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The blame for homelessness, its growth and persistence, can be pointed in many directions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The third explanation is that AI has time, attention, patience, focus and the persistence to stick with methods that humans might abandon—and the solution to this Erdős problem demanded it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Salah's journey reflects an exceptional level of commitment, persistence and passion.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But coal's persistence is also the result of infrastructure issues.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

By luck or persistence, either women took roles right beside men or they joined volunteer regiments known as “people’s corps” that sprang up all over the nation and later merged with the Red Army.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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