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Recent Examples of insistent My father was very insistent on having good manners when people approached me or complimented me or something. Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024 Studios insistent on being able to create and use AI replicas of background performers was one of the major points of contention that ultimately led to the SAG-AFTRA strike last year. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2024 The Legislature has nevertheless pressed on – in bipartisan fashion – insistent that its actions are lawful. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024 But that honest drive can’t compensate for a film’s lack of dramatic shape, which, in this case, strands two insistent performances clumsily posing as subtle and mature. Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for insistent 

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“Insistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insistent. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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