Sentence examples for popularity persists from inspiring English sources

Nancy Drew's popularity persists, even though the series has been rewritten, chopped and churned out with contemporary inflections — like cellphones — that make traditionalists quietly ill.

Nevertheless, Battambang has produced some of the country's most famous artists: the 1960s chanteuse Ros Sereysothea, whose popularity persists decades after her death; the late painter Vann Nath; and Chhom Nimol, the frontwoman of the Los Angeles-based indie rock band Dengue Fever.

The story's popularity persists in defiance of our modern age of snark.

This distinctly American invention was a hugely successful mass-market product whose popularity persisted from the 1870's to the 1940's.

Though Braithwaite found this version rather sentimental – he said, "the movie made it look like fun and games" – the story's popularity persisted for the rest of his life, making his name as a literary figure.

Barney Googles popularity persisted into the Depression era; in 1933, Fortune magazine reported DeBeck's weekly earnings at $1200.

Richard's popularity persisted late into his life: when introduced as part of the ceremonies preceding the final hockey game at the Montreal Forum, Richard was brought to tears by Canadiens' fans, who acknowledged him with an 11-minute standing ovation.

Despite its popularity, there persists some controversy as to the differentiation between the specific and the nonspecific effects of acupuncture.

But there are no assurances that Mr. Bush's popularity will persist.

And the restaurant's popularity has persisted even as farm-to-table fare has become de rigueur across the borough, because the food is just that good.

But it may turn out that they owe their popularity, still persisting after 40 years, exactly to this misconception.