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persistence

[per-sis-tuhns, -zis-] / pərˈsɪs təns, -ˈzɪs- /


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They are all wanderers, after all, whose luck and persistence had brought them there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

For Owens, the arc is less about vindication than persistence.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The persistence of this faith despite repeated evidence reminds me of the famous 1950s study of cult members who kept expecting UFOs to arrive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

One reason, Europe’s grandees increasingly agree, is the persistence of 27 separate regulatory frameworks for issuing and buying securities.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Her “condition” was in no way apparent, and no one would have known a thing about it but for her persistence in making it the subject of conversation.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin




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