- present participle of insist.
insisting
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“Klara and the Sun” keeps insisting we feel things when the storytelling hasn’t earned our tears or despair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
However, the store pushed back against her account, insisting that the bird Clarkson wanted was not for sale and that employees had offered to help her find an alternative.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Cardinal Seán O’Malley called the divisions “scandalous,” insisting they had left converts “sad and embarrassed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Iraola, as most managers would, stood by his players, insisting he trusted them "100%".
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Mrs. Blythe is insisting on a payment of four hundred dollars for damages to the property.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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