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insist upon

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Nevertheless, the feeling I insist upon having is hope—the chance of righting this sinking ship before it is too late.

It will be a great first step when conservatives insist upon accurate political information.

He also reports that as she approaches her 69thbirthday, she continues to insist upon her innocence.

All our intelligent students will insist upon learning what they can of these discussions and forming opinions for themselves.

What other channel, then, was open to the country through which to insist upon the recovery of its lawful rights?

You can't understand why all the people insist upon speaking it so badly.

They do not enunciate a new truth, but they insist upon one which is not sufficiently recognised.

Insist upon keeping a scarlet fever or measles patient out of school until all scaling has ceased.

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On this page you'll find 241 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to insist upon, such as: ask for, assert, call for, claim, confront, and defy.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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