insistence
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European allies rallied earlier on Tuesday in support of Denmark following renewed insistence by the US that it must have control over Greenland.
From BBC
It is also about trying to identify transfer targets this month, although United's insistence the current squad is significantly better than recent results does not suggest anything more than one addition at the most.
From BBC
Many Iranians are linking their worsening quality of life to their government’s insistence on continuing the nuclear program.
The pending bankruptcy of the Big Three, he explained, was due to their insistence on making cars that consumers wanted that were profitable.
Announcing their decision to cancel, the Cookers said: "Jazz was born from struggle and from a relentless insistence on freedom: freedom of thought, of expression, and of the full human voice."
From BBC
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