insistent
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“They’re very insistent they don’t have feelings; it doesn’t have wants,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Boundaries are extremely tricky to maintain with people who are insistent and/or bordering on pushy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 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
The thin cry burst out again, wiry, insistent “Is it a man?” he cried again, “tell me at least this—is it a man?”
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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