insistence
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Escobedo disagreed, saying that the previous attorneys “performed well above the standard of a reasonably competent attorney” given Halem’s insistence on a speedy trial — a risky gambit in any criminal case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
It is the insistence that public safety be judged by the people who must live with its consequences.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The pendulum is bound to swing the other way, despite the Stones’s insistence that there is “no turning back.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Daily Telegraph suggests that Devon and Cornwall Police are now "under fire" for their repeated insistence that Widdecombe's murder was not politically motivated.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
One of my sisters—despite my insistence that everything be kept secret—told one of her friends that “her brother would soon be going to America,” and soon all Alexandra knew.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
