insistence

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Hegel was a metaphysician whose insistence that Geist, or spirit, pervades the historical process and moves it to some grand culmination is difficult to distinguish from New Age mysticism, and hence charlatanism.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Despite the government's insistence its targets were part of an illicit and murderous network, residents tell a different story.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

How can Scotland beat Ireland when Ireland have such a stubborn insistence on being so damned good in this game?

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

She rejected Thaler’s argument, as had the federal trial judge who first heard the case, that the Copyright Office’s insistence that the author of a work must be human was unconstitutional.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Tree-ear learned still more without being taught—that Min in his younger days had been one of the most successful potters in Ch’ulp’o, but that his insistence on perfection had lost him many a well-paid commission.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park