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persist
1. v. (intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
2. v. (intransitive) To repeat an utterance.
3. v. (intransitive) To continue to exist.
4. v. (computing, transitive) To cause to persist; make permanent.

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Most aspects of climate change will persist for many centuries even if emissions are stopped.  There is also one type of idealism that says even without strength or intelligence you can do anything if you can merely persist.

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