She persisted in singing it.

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Even when accounting for other related factors such as demographics and risk-taking behaviors, the correlation between televised sexual content and teen pregnancy persisted, she said.

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So Lisette had persisted in asking her mother, Was it Daddy she was going away with?

NEWYORKER: I.D.

Washington-Williams said she went public only at the urging of her children, but rumors had persisted for years.

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Thankfully the early storms only knocked the power out and downed some trees near her childhood home, but she was glued to the television for the rest of the day as the threat of tornadoes persisted.

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