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read this sentence from justice brandeis's opinion. by objections seasonably made and persistently renewed, the defendants objected to the admission of the evidence obtained by wire-tapping, on the ground that the government’s wire-tapping constituted an unreasonable search and seizure, in violation of the fourth amendment; and that the use as evidence of the conversations overheard compelled the defendants to be witnesses against themselves, in violation of the fifth amendment. based on the context of this sentence, what is the connotation of the word persistently?

repeated in a reasonable, civil tone

repeated despite little hope of success

repeated in the face of opposition

repeated hesitantly or shyly