insisted

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For generations, pianists and music teachers have insisted that a performer's touch can change the character of a piano's sound.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

He said Sturgeon had later insisted on providing a "detailed written response" to Police Scotland questions.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

After Perry’s death, Morrison wrote, Iwamasa insisted on speaking at the funeral and clung to the family, “as if he was somehow the good guy who tried to save Matthew.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The men insisted relatives be allowed to conduct the burial themselves, in the traditional way, in which mourners say farewell by touching the dead one last time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

And then one of the schools made him repeat fifth grade, which was embarrassing because he didn’t need to repeat, but they insisted he hadn’t completed enough days to advance to sixth grade.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman