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insistence

[in-sis-tuhns] / ɪnˈsɪs təns /


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"The actions and insistence on change will continue and will win out in the end."

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

It is the insistence that public safety be judged by the people who must live with its consequences.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

One insistence is that the action should fulfill an obligation to others.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Perhaps most frustrating is Mr. Bailey’s insistence on the cat as a metonym for Spark.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

That was why none of them slept at the house when they visited the town and the four who had stayed lived in rented rooms at Úrsula’s insistence.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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