2 uses
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Definition
to continue — often despite difficulty
- "Did you put away your game?" my father asked Buckley, wondering why he persisted in avoiding the topic with the one person who approached it head-on.Chapter Five (36% in)
- "We are not taking disciplinary action at this time, but we will if you persist," Mr. Peterford was saying.Chapter Six (17% in)
There are no more uses of "persist" in The Lovely Bones.
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