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insist

Definition for insist

verb as in order and expect; claim

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She describes initially rejecting him for a date in college, but he followed her to the student center and insisted.

From Salon

This is a marked shift from an organisation that for decades insisted that slow play was not a problem.

From BBC

However Freeman insisted that chasing a four-try bonus point would not change how England approach the game.

From BBC

He has placed increasing pressure on Zelensky to accept a ceasefire, without offering the immediate security guarantees insisted upon by the Ukrainian president.

From BBC

In his comments to journalists after the plane carrying his predecessor had taken off from Manila, President Marcos insisted he was meeting the country's commitments to Interpol, which had delivered the ICC.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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