insist
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White House officials insist that IndyCar and the UFC are extremely popular with everyday Americans: the race and the fights will be exuberant celebrations of patriotism and pride, they say.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Watch out for preparers who insist on being paid a large sum upfront.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Those choices will matter to a traumatized society whose members will insist on having a say in the decisions.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
U.S. officials have also been briefing that all the “nuclear dust” must go, but would they retain the leverage to insist on that?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
“It seems you insist on me visiting you, Va-njuzu” she said bitterly as she wrestled the heavy boat over the rocks.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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