persisting
Example Sentences
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With energy prices raising headline inflation, officials may not be able to tell for months whether underlying price pressures are fading, persisting or getting worse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
It is almost impossible to imagine this crisis persisting without it threatening the global economy, while also making investors more risk averse.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
They also cautioned about disinflation in rents persisting.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Heavy rainfall is expected, persisting into Monday as the storm makes its way across the region.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Only in larger populations can the disease shift from one local area to another, thereby persisting until enough babies have been born in the originally infected area that measles can return there.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
