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Recent Examples of persistency
The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
The tannins are well structured yet soft and the wine has great persistency in the finish.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
2 May 2023
Many research scientists view these technologies as therapeutic grief tools, the question is of persistency and its potentially addictive implications?
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Cindy Gordon,
Forbes,
26 Sep. 2021
During the 1960s, biologist W.D. Hamilton proposed that On the Origins of Species failed to account for the persistency of traits that didn’t directly benefit the animal in question.
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Tim Brinkhof,
Discover Magazine,
9 Mar. 2021
Dan recalled of his daughter’s persistency.
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Eric Sondheimer Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Dec. 2020
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
The tannins are well structured yet soft and the wine has great persistency in the finish.
—
Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
2 May 2023
Many research scientists view these technologies as therapeutic grief tools, the question is of persistency and its potentially addictive implications?
—
Cindy Gordon,
Forbes,
26 Sep. 2021
During the 1960s, biologist W.D. Hamilton proposed that On the Origins of Species failed to account for the persistency of traits that didn’t directly benefit the animal in question.
—
Tim Brinkhof,
Discover Magazine,
9 Mar. 2021
Dan recalled of his daughter’s persistency.
—
Eric Sondheimer Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persistency
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In a business built on people, persistence, and long-term thinking, investors who adopt an entrepreneurial mindset can position themselves to uncover opportunities, create value, and build lasting success even in the most competitive markets.
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Mighty Mary is a rousing story of courage, teamwork and persistence, revealing how one bold act can ripple outward to shift culture, expand possibility and open doors for generations to come.
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The latest addition to Disney Springs will test the powers of logic, dexterity and perseverance of its customers in creative, competitive ways.
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There’s this prevailing sentiment of perseverance in spite of grief, and a compulsion to dedicate his success to those who witnessed the journey.
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No one else would’ve had the vision and the tenacity to see it through.
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But in this series, the Knicks showed greater maturity and tenacity.
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Starmer’s realism—or obstinacy, depending on your point of view—had seen off an immediate challenge.
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The natural obstinacy and rebelliousness of Israa’s teenage years are hyperaccelerated by culture clashes with both her family and the other kids around her.
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Archie’s stubbornness is a reflex to his worldview being attacked without first acknowledging his experience.
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There was also Tortorella’s stubbornness in sticking with goalie Carter Hart, who set the wrong type of records in the Stanley Cup Final.
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By prioritizing skill and doggedness and overlooking height at the draft and on the free-agent and trade markets, the Hurricanes were able to consistently mine value in assembling a championship team.
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Her doggedness, maybe her righteousness too, a fierce myopic focus and will, and a crazy confidence that in the end, both have nothing to lose.
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At 6 feet 9 and 255 pounds, Johnson is a unit of a forward, with all the tenaciousness and intensity needed to carve out a pro career.
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There was a tenaciousness from Minnesota down the stretch in what ended up being a 75-58 win over Green Bay.
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China has gained, not suffered, from this obduracy.
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Related: ‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them One possible reason for this obduracy is that noma begins as a dental disease, and dental diseases have long been underappreciated global health concerns.
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“Persistency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persistency. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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