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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Regulators, fund managers and institutional allocators should insist on basic transparency before engaging with new assets.
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Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Our government is the custodian of public trust and taxpayer funds and we as citizens have every right to insist on transparency and accountability.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
House Republicans insist upon the release of all credible evidence and information related to Epstein in any way.
—NBC news, 27 July 2025
Al-Sharaa, seeking to consolidate armed factions under a unified military, has been unable to secure agreements with the Druze, who firmly insist on retaining their weapons and independent militias.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
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Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Our government is the custodian of public trust and taxpayer funds and we as citizens have every right to insist on transparency and accountability.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
House Republicans insist upon the release of all credible evidence and information related to Epstein in any way.
—NBC news, 27 July 2025
Al-Sharaa, seeking to consolidate armed factions under a unified military, has been unable to secure agreements with the Druze, who firmly insist on retaining their weapons and independent militias.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for insist on/upon
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“Insist on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insist%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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