How to pronounce persistent

Listen to persistent in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“persistent” in real sentences

958 clips in the index · 523 American · 435 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. moderate persistent or severe persistent asthma.

    CDC · watch from 65:50 · hear it here

  2. Persistent poverty is up.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 45:09 · hear it here

  3. into persistent non-employment.

    Census Bureau · watch from 8:37 · hear it here

  4. infections and persistent wheezing.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 2:07 · hear it here

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