as in to allege
to state as a fact usually forcefully
she continued to insist that she was right, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary
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Recent Examples of insist
While some still insist Trump’s re-election remains an existential threat, those voices have become more muted.
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Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
Diddy had offered up to $50 million to wait for his trial from his home on Star Island, but prosecutors insisted the musician was a threat to witnesses and victims.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Buzbee insists the case was vetted by another firm which then referred it to him.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Rounds insisted that federal programs affecting vulnerable students and those with special needs will not be gutted.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
Diddy had offered up to $50 million to wait for his trial from his home on Star Island, but prosecutors insisted the musician was a threat to witnesses and victims.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Buzbee insists the case was vetted by another firm which then referred it to him.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Rounds insisted that federal programs affecting vulnerable students and those with special needs will not be gutted.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuit was first raised five years ago, after the workers alleged that Walt Disney Co. ignored the city of Anaheim's minimum wage law.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The British rapper and his friend Alex Blake-Walker faced three joint counts of rape, alleged by two women who told the court that the incident took place at one of their homes, in Oxford, after a Slowthai concert in the city in 2021.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2024
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Dozens of accusers, including some minors, have come forward claiming they were drugged and assaulted.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Gray, who claimed a crucial congressional seat, ousting Republican Rep. John Duarte in an extremely close Central Valley race, was at the Capitol on Tuesday as an observer.Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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The State Department has carved out loopholes for Israel that give the close American ally a pass on U.S. law restricting aid to foreign militaries over human rights abuses, a lawsuit from a group of Palestinians in Gaza and American relatives asserted Tuesday.Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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How Is TikTok Responding? In its filing, the company asserted that the government's claims lack evidence of any immediate threat.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Rogan then contended that multiple factors have affected Trump’s legal fight, including his victory in the presidential election against Vice President Kamala Harris, which prompted the cases to be dropped.Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
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The 15-count complaint contends that Teeter should not have released the police dog into the vehicle Alexander-Garcia was allegedly trying to steal and should not have pursued him on foot or jumped into the car.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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House Republicans have doubled down on their commitment to maintain the McCarthy-Biden agreement's defense spending levels, resisting calls to exceed the cap.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US and encompassed under the Taliban umbrella, the network maintains its own distinct lines of operation, according to the Institute for the Study of War.Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Which really is the state question, it was legally declared so in 1996.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, a disguised Éowyn confronts the Witch-king of Angmar, who declares that no man can kill him.Rochelle Beighton, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Insist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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