as in demanded
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
the director insisted on absolute quiet on the set
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Smotrich demanded there be no agreement on Palestinian Authority or Qatari involvement in Gazan governance, nor anything that supports the concept of a future independent Palestinian state.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Accounting for each creature demanded the meticulous labor of dehydrating, dissecting, mounting, pinning, labeling—essentially the main techniques available until the turn of the 21st century, when genetic sequencing allowed taxonomists to zoom in on DNA bar codes.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2025
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Yet the president continues to have trouble offering clarity at a time when clarity is required.—
Patricia Lopez,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Because the volunteers in these positions aren’t paid, they aren’t required to respond to emergencies.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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Well, Leader Schumer and I initially requested a meeting last Saturday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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The department has requested copies of voter rolls, often with nonpublic information like partial Social Security numbers, from dozens of states.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Insisted (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insisted%20%28on%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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