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Definition
to continue — often despite difficulty
- Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon Prince Andrew, who had persisted in his request to Kutuzov, arrived at Grunth and reported himself to Bagration.Book Two — 1805 (67% in)
- What is it?" persisted Natasha with her quick intuition.Book Eleven — 1812 (40% in)
There are no more uses of "persist" in War and Peace.
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