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.
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moderate persistent or severe persistent asthma.
CDC · watch from 65:50 · hear it here
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Persistent poverty is up.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 45:09 · hear it here
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into persistent non-employment.
Census Bureau · watch from 8:37 · hear it here
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infections and persistent wheezing.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 2:07 · hear it here
Why real speech
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