insistence

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Guzzo said that Kennedy’s comments reflect an insistence on finding a physiological reason for population decline, despite there being no evidence for that.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Ruskin’s ill-tempered insistence that drawing is an exercise of virtue was alien to Church’s character, but the same conjunction of extreme naturalism and a sort of vague pantheism is always present.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“The market reaction to the appointment of Heidi O’Neill reflects shareholder frustration with the board’s seemingly stubborn insistence on staying the course despite the challenges in the business,” Wilson said in the letter.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

The first was his insistence that "full due process" was followed in Lord Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the US.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

At the wife’s insistence Haldar even moved her camp cot up there, along with a tin trunk that contained her belongings.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri