insisting

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All of this creates the appearance of a U.S.-Israeli split, and Mr. Trump is keen to preserve talks with Iran, which he keeps insisting will bear fruit any day now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

This is the Christian tradition: questioning inherited norms, unsettling comfortable hierarchies, insisting that the ethical imagination can go further than traditional society allows.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Tehran has repeatedly denied having any military ambitions, insisting on its right to the technology for civilian purposes.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

But Sheinbaum has instead closed ranks, insisting her government will not comply with the U.S. request that it extradite Rocha Moya.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Dragging her fatherless child from place to place, scraping by on menial jobs, justifying it by insisting to herself—by insisting to everyone—she was making Art.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng