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Recent Examples of persistence But after enough persistence, her mom finally entered her PayPal information. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025 On Tuesday, Austan Goolsbee, president of the Chicago Fed, told CNBC that inflation’s persistence argues for restraint. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 But when companies dig in, persistence alone isn’t enough. Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025 And with that, the modern Cinderella story continues—proving that sometimes, magic is less about fairy godmothers and more about persistence, pivots, and the courage to start building your own AI Agent. Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for persistence
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Noun
  • The assessment by the Washington, DC think tank outlined how Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SCNC) had directed military and civilian officials to designate successors in the event of leadership disruption to ensure continuation in the event of war.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In Israel, Netanyahu will need to get the approval of the far-right members of his government, who in the past have resisted anything short of a continuation of the war and the final takeover of the Gaza Strip by Israel.
    Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Emami said Anaheim’s goal would also be to retain existing drivers wherever possible, with contractor transitions prioritizing continuity of service and customer experience.
    Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • With sweeping management changes across the other divisions of Paramount Global post-merger, CBS has been an island of stability and continuity.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This growth is a continuance of the surge in oil production resulting from the shale boom that began earlier this century.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The court rejected a continuance filing by Vagovic.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Persistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persistence. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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