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persistence

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


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"Short-term relief alone cannot meet the scale or persistence of this crisis, which has now been going for nearly five years," he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

But what made this summer's episode unusual was its persistence.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

David has shared two Pulitzer Prizes, one for Boston Globe stories in 1983 on the persistence of racism in Boston and the other for stories in The Wall Street Journal in 2002 on corporate wrong-doing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 20, 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




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