insisting

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His daughter says the 57-year-old also has a touch of vanity, insisting on visiting Korean barbers whom he believed styled his hair the best.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

And he’s been on the road this spring and summer, insisting to one audience after another that he does not believe you can “manufacture a revival.”

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The road to greenlight the TV show took around two and a half years, Knight said, with the Times insisting on co-producing rather than simply licensing the name.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

In what was seen as an attempt to minimise doubts among potential supporters, he took the unusual move of releasing private messages he had exchanged with the peer, insisting they had never been close friends.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

He was effusively thankful to the doctors for not insisting he be put under the knife.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady