insistence

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And the Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has repeated today that "if there is a contest, he'll be in it" – a reference to the prime minister's insistence he wants to stick around.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

And she adds: “The court’s apparently oblivious insistence to the contrary today cannot be squared with what Callais said on its face just over one month ago.”

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Guzzo said that Kennedy’s comments reflect an insistence on finding a physiological reason for population decline, despite there being no evidence for that.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

The two began a romantic relationship that ended at Maria Tran’s insistence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

That was why none of them slept at the house when they visited the town and the four who had stayed lived in rented rooms at Úrsula’s insistence.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez