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insistence

[in-sis-tuhns] / ɪnˈsɪs təns /


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City's insistence that they will clear their name will not prevent a torrid, to put it mildly, Anfield reception.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

My insistence that my children get a good education is neither tawdry nor a bargain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The gay-inflected camp loses steam, and I wondered about the production’s insistence on modernizing Gullen with modern technology and media, changes that become more conspicuous when consumerism takes over the town.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

But the insistence that they do brings Nixon into the room with Saddam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Those are ordinary pressures we can relate to, the insistence of fashion or the approval of friends.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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