insist on/upon
idiom
1
: to say or show that one believes that something is necessary or very important
My source insisted on anonymity.
She insists on doing everything her own way.
2
informal
: to continue doing (something that other people think is annoying or unimportant)
The people sitting next to us insisted on talking during the entire movie.
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The Kings presumably wouldn't want to give him up for a potential half-season rental, whereas Miami might insist on his inclusion in any deal.
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
These men are not so different, even if Shrinking has to pretzel its characters into unrecognizable versions of themselves to insist upon this analogy.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
There are going to be people who are going to insist on being divided and to argue.
—NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Though global central banks insist on independence in their monetary policy decisions, a stronger U.S. dollar on the back of higher interest rates — and potentially inflationary tariffs from President-elect Donald Trump — make the outlook for policy easing around the world more uncertain.
—Dylan Butts,karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
These men are not so different, even if Shrinking has to pretzel its characters into unrecognizable versions of themselves to insist upon this analogy.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
There are going to be people who are going to insist on being divided and to argue.
—NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Though global central banks insist on independence in their monetary policy decisions, a stronger U.S. dollar on the back of higher interest rates — and potentially inflationary tariffs from President-elect Donald Trump — make the outlook for policy easing around the world more uncertain.
—Dylan Butts,karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Insist on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insist%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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