persistent

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Scientists have uncovered new evidence that serotonin, a brain chemical best known for helping regulate mood, may also worsen tinnitus, the persistent ringing or buzzing sound that affects millions of people worldwide.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

There also remains a persistent fear that Nvidia’s GPUs could lose share to a host of other chips, including application-specific chips from the hyperscalers and CPUs from Intel that are well-suited for agentic computing.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Should a strong El Niño arrive, it could tag team with a current deep persistent marine heat wave off the West Coast.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“But the probability around that has declined, and some of the other scenarios are less benign than that and certainly could feature higher, more persistent inflation,” which could require rate hikes, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Fyrian said, buzzing from one side of Glerk’s head to the other, like a persistent, and annoying, bumblebee.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill