insist
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The rise of generative AI tools should be a wake-up call to work-from-home advocates and to workers who insist on working from home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
But protesters insist the US must deal with problems on their own soil.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Russell had continued to insist everything was well - until Monaco.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
White House officials insist that IndyCar and the UFC are extremely popular with everyday Americans: the race and the fights will be exuberant celebrations of patriotism and pride, they say.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Like the realists, we must insist that it is not so difficult to tell good science from bad, as long as you agree that knowledge should be carefully and systematically tested against experience.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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