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persistent
in
The Women of Brewster Place
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- It never ended—someone's somebody—all persistently filed in to bruise their heads upon the rigid walls of due process.†
p. 46.8 *persistently = in a continuing manner -- especially despite difficulties or opposition
- All of the natural night sounds of the city were blocked by the thick tinted windows and the hum of the air conditioner, but they trailed persistently behind the polished back of the vehicle as it turned and headed down the long gray boulevard.†
p. 71.2
- She had flowed just that heavily into Theresa's mind and had stuck there with a persistent sweetness.†
p. 135.7
- Lorraine sat in a corner, holding one drink all night and looking so intimidated by the people who approached her that she killed even the most persistent attempts at conversation.†
p. 168.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(persistent) continuing -- especially despite difficulties or opposition
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)