insist

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Sauer also had to insist that unauthorized immigrants and temporary visitors owe allegiance to their home countries rather than the U.S., thus removing their children from his tortured definition of jurisdiction.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

As in ancient Athens, those most vocal about the need to protect children from corrupting influences insist that such drastic measures constitute a defense of rather than an attack on democratic values and social cohesion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Diplomatic efforts to end the war in Iran are gathering pace, even though Tehran continues to insist talks with the United States are not happening.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The state government, led by Maduro allies, blames a pipeline damaged in an earthquake last month but locals insist the water supply has been unreliable for far longer, as a result of years of underinvestment.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Galileo’s first venture into astronomy was to insist that parallax measurements proved that the nova of 1604 was in the heavens, and this was still an argument of fundamental importance to him in 1632.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton