insistent
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“They were insistent on doing a generalized experience,” said Borthwick, who is chief executive at Betaworks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Another band carries the flower procession, ceremonial now but no less insistent.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
He said he would always be grateful that Kelly was so insistent.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
It was “Sirius,” a driving, insistent instrumental recorded by Britain’s Alan Parsons Project in 1982.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
“I knocked, but you did not hear me. I pray you, forgive me this intrusion. My business cannot wait,” she says, her voice both quiet and insistent.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing insistent
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