persist
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Goldman Sachs analysts warned that oil could still shoot back up to $120 a barrel if the Persian Gulf supply disruptions persist.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
That transformation has surprised many within academy football, where stories persist of fierce rivalries between the two clubs, heated confrontations behind the scenes and intense celebrations after victories at lower age-group levels.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Heat might persist into the last week of July.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Some of the resulting changes could persist for centuries and may not be reversible within human lifetimes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
A Chilean scientist has pointed out that malaria-carrying mosquitoes persist in his country in spite of insecticide treatment; the release of sterile males might then provide the final blow needed to eliminate this population.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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If high inflation persists, the Fed could be forced to raise interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
These can include repetitive behavior, challenges with social interaction, enlarged brain growth, and altered sensory processing that persists later in life.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Whatever one thinks of homeschooling, it persists as a force in the American education system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Caution still persists among restaurant analysts, investors, customers and owners, after health officials reportedly connected the outbreak’s source to shredded iceberg lettuce shipped to Taco Bell from salad-greens producer Taylor Farms.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
He was like someone who persists in using an old-fashioned manual typewriter even though a modern word-processing computer is available.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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It is expected to bring an end to the heatwave conditions that have persisted for 19 days so far at Usk in Monmouthshire and Exeter in Devon.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
According to his analysis, this group may have persisted for around 35 million years.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
These conditions have persisted for months in the past, and the index has continued to climb.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The fire, however, was only 31% contained as of Monday, and was expected to continue to see flare-ups as hot and windy conditions persisted, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Any time, when you have nothing to do, you have only to ask me, and I will show the rooms in the west wing,” she persisted, making me vaguely uncomfortable, I knew not why.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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If Sapiens women had, in fact, regularly entered Neanderthal groups, we would expect to see a recent genetic signal of Sapiens ancestry persisting among the last Neanderthals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
With the heat persisting into Tuesday across south-eastern areas, some locations may enter official heatwave conditions with temperatures above 27C or 28C for three consecutive days.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Retail participation in levered index products has come in, and we think persisting interest in sector trading will result in more violent thematic moves under the hood,” said the Goldman team.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
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
“You ain’t got a mother somewhere?” says Camel, persisting.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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