- present tense form of persist (3rd person singular).
persists
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He has been under house arrest in the capital, Juba, since March last year as fighting persists in some areas of the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Sports fishermen might celebrate the arrival of unusual fish, but “if it persists, it’s a serious event for the birds and for the plankton.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The longer it persists, the more potential it creates for a future boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The longer this coherence persists, the better the emitter can perform in applications that depend on precise interactions with light.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Yeah, but why?” she persists, chewing on her juice straw.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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