All 5 Uses of "persist" in "The Hunt for Red October"

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All 5 Uses

persist
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The Hunt for Red October
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Tyler persisted.†
Chpt 8.

persisted = continued
"The banya is good for you," Filitov persisted.†
Chpt 12. *
"What's going on here?" he persisted more quietly.†
Chpt 15.
Ryan persisted.†
Chpt 15.
"My government insists that all of our men be returned to their homeland," Arbatov persisted.†
Chpt 16.

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(1) (persist)
to continue -- often despite difficulty or to repeat a question
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)