persistent
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Shoppers are feeling the pinch of persistent inflation, most recently exacerbated by an oil-price shock that has sent gasoline prices soaring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
As a result, their bond markets may respond more to global growth dynamics rather than to persistent, debt-funded fiscal expansion.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Department officials concluded that McCarty, the most senior technician on the scene, should have been more persistent when it became clear that his advice was not being followed, according to the leaked investigative file.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
While the North East and Cumbria appeared not to be at the epicentre of the meteor shower, some persistent photographers managed to catch it nonetheless.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
He had the same four qualities as any great scientist: he was patient, curious, observant, and persistent.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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