persisting

verb
  1. 1

    To go on stubbornly or resolutely.

  2. 2

    To repeat an utterance.

  3. 3

    To continue to exist.

  4. 4

    To continue to be; to remain.

  5. 5

    To cause to persist; make permanent.

noun
  1. 1

    Persistence

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