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persist

[per-sist, -zist] / pərˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst /


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That means higher interest rates are also likely to persist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Thus, if disruptions persist into spring 2027 or oil infrastructure damage intensifies, ICE Brent front month contracts may have to spike well above $150/bbl to curb global oil demand.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Drier and warmer conditions will likely persist in east and south-east England with temperatures once again reaching the mid-20s Celsius.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

In the wake of the tragedy, rumors of sabotage were rampant: Some persist to this day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

In the early days of June 1953, when Eunice Smith drove over to Katherine’s house to pick her up for work, the two women started a routine that would persist for the next three decades.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

The fever persists despite the fact there’s no antigens left to fight.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

"This work points to a completely different way of testing their possible role in cosmic history. Their descendants could leave a gravitational-wave imprint that persists all the way to the present-day Universe."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

The pond at Pond Farm on Wisley Common, adjacent to RHS Garden Wisley, has been drying up over recent weeks as the hot weather persists.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

“Nick cannot show that Mr. Kanin’s conduct — rather than the unresolved legal question that persists under an entirely different trustee — caused any delay in his receipt of the distribution.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

The sun persists in rising, so I make myself stand.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

They found that when activity in the two regions matched, the shared pattern persisted.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

The office for years has funded research and efforts to close those gaps, which have persisted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Singh, a former international-level sport shooter, said women in Bihar were advancing in many areas but concerns about their safety persisted.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

In his first few months on the job, Warsh insisted the central bank would return the U.S. to an era of low inflation like the one that persisted before the pandemic.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

“But you must have heard something,” Mother persisted.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

The likelihood of El Nino persisting through February 2027 is now close to 100%, according to new forecasts from the World Meteorological Organization, a UN agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Dan J. Sullivan is persisting and Alaska's top court ruled last month that he can stay in the race.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

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 recent rotation into memory and other semiconductor names, market leadership is increasingly predicated on current supply-and-demand dynamics persisting.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

The news that an alien’s dyspeptic pains were persisting did not, however, evoke any sympathetic words, and again I retreated into Trinity Street with a prescription for more white stuff.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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