persistently
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To tackle persistently high consumer prices, the US Federal Reserve is expected Wednesday to lift interest rates, following a similar move by the European Central Bank last week.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The DfE estimates that 57,000 16- and 17-year-olds in England are Neet, and Dame Rachel's report argues that these persistently absent teenagers should be considered as "hidden" Neets alongside them.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The White House is persistently re-evaluating what it is willing to live with from a political standpoint.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Researchers found that people who faced ongoing financial difficulties or persistently low income during early and middle adulthood tended to perform worse on cognitive tests by the age of 53.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
The bug sprawled untidily on a mound of squashed letters and Tock, his alarm ringing persistently, was buried under a pile of words.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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