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insist

Definition for insist

verb as in order and expect; claim

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The 39-year-old insisted he could still turn things around, but knows the "noise" around his future is increasing.

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The Briton insisted he had done nothing wrong in getting past Piastri.

From BBC

But the social media personality insisted he had "loved" his time on Strictly.

From BBC

Tuchel insists the door remains open for Grealish, who has 39 caps and four goals for his country, in terms of the World Cup next summer.

From BBC

Because of his age, Lamees Hammad added, her husband assumed he would work as a driver or a cook; she insisted he repeatedly confirmed with Alexandrovna that he wouldn’t serve on the front line.

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

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