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insistence

[in-sis-tuhns] / ɪnˈsɪs təns /


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One underplayed hint of potential trouble is Anthropic’s insistence on its “public benefit purpose,” which includes ensuring “the hardest problems facing humanity are not left to market forces alone to solve.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The Greenbergs allege that they rolled over the entirety of their traditional IRA accounts into the gold IRA, per Von Detten’s insistence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

His insistence that the author bio be kept to a minimum was the beginning of the Cormac McCarthy Myth: He was a recluse, a lone horseman on the horizon, ruggedly making his way alone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"The actions and insistence on change will continue and will win out in the end."

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

She and the twins had only learned how to swim at Abuelito’s insistence, which had been prompted by her father’s drowning.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez


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