insistent
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Meanwhile his sound team keeps turning up the volume to 12, delivering shrieking, insistent layers of audio effects that are more annoying than scary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Survival has its own language—quieter than we expect, but no less insistent.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
We’ll take that over the insistent blandness and flatlining performances that “The Faithful” is serving.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
Yet even as the coach was roundly criticized for his handling of the situation, UCLA’s players were insistent that Cronin still had their backs.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Outside the windows, a steady roar was interrupted by sharp sirens or the insistent crash and clang of garbage cans, the whining motors of cars, and the faint sound of babies crying.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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