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The child persisted in asking questions despite my obvious desire to be left alone.persisted = continued
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We expect the conditions to persist into next year.persist = continue
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Not just to love--but to persist in love. (source)
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Tate's devotion eventually convinced her that human love is more than the bizarre mating competitions of the marsh creatures, but life also taught her that ancient genes for survival still persist in some undesirable forms among the twists and turns of man's genetic code. (source)persist = continue to exist
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Meanwhile, the old man persisted in his attempt to strike up a conversation. (source)persisted = continued (often despite difficulty)
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"But what will you do?" Winnie persisted. (source)persisted = continued asking (despite difficulty)
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"But the stuff you're doing, it won't work," Roy persisted. (source)persisted = continued despite difficulties
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But she had to persist. (source)persist = continue -- often despite difficulty
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I think the system persists because we're afraid of what might happen if it didn't: war.† (source)persists = continues
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She grew tired of persisting in her convictions against the Liddells, their friends, everyone.† (source)persisting = continuing
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They persisted in pleading Not Guilty to first-degree murder, (source)persisted = continued
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And yet I persist like a stubborn mule in my efforts. (source)persist = continue
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Death alone persists in this place.† (source)persists = continues
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Persisting in his futile effort, Adams made himself a mockery, evenamong some who were on his side.† (source)Persisting = continuing
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"You still didn't say why you haven't carved anything in that space on the totem," Edwin persisted. (source)persisted = continued despite difficulties
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"They persist!" He fired his gun again and again at the bodies. (source)persist = continue (to exist despite everything)
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