insist
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What would you do: insist on keeping the $50,000 and investing it for her future, or let her have it all?
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Around the fire, Mussa takes a dim view of the tribesmen who insist on the traditional norms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
The authorities insist there will be no contact between passengers and local residents who "will be absolutely and completely protected", according to Virginia Barcones, head of Spain's civil protection agency.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Cities appealed to developers to pretty-please include some decent parkland in their subdivisions, but the elected ones for the most part didn’t have the will to use official muscle to insist on it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
“If you insist on taking this path, you will jeopardize your family. You will defeat the purpose of the panchakanyas.”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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