insistent
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We’ll take that over the insistent blandness and flatlining performances that “The Faithful” is serving.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
Survival has its own language—quieter than we expect, but no less insistent.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
Pawson considered the merits of a red card but Gillett was insistent the challenge was only reckless and a yellow card.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
A guru is one who dispels illusions, and there is perhaps no illusion so insistent, or potentially more harmful to the individual, than the illusion that he will live forever.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
“Nie! Teraz nie!” he says crossly, pushing at the insistent trunk.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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