as in remained
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
in so many ways, the influence and legacy of the Roman empire perdures to this very day
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Ecology remained characteristic of her approach, but Carson now broadened her aims to encompass a mobilization of public opinion equal to the task of addressing the widespread harms of chemical pesticides in everyday life and agricultural ecosystems alike.—
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Tensions have remained high since the ceasefire, and the two sides have launched attacks on each other multiple times in recent weeks.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Hezbollah has also continued its attacks.—
Parisa Hafezi,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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But the Spurs continued to close out, all to end with Wembanyama swatting away Landry Shamet’s layup attempt.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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On Thursday, the school promoted offensive coordinator Anthony Vizakis to take over the coveted role, ending a search that lasted about six weeks.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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The struggle between the federal agent and the two men lasted about 12 seconds, contradicting the agent’s account that he was engaged in a struggle for about three minutes before the shooting.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Currently, Lebanon is supposed to be under a ceasefire, but Israeli strikes have persisted.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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The promise by the National Weather Service for drier and warmer weather for the Bay Area still persisted Thursday afternoon, but that weather was taking its sweet time getting to the region.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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