as in demanded
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
the director insisted on absolute quiet on the set
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Meanwhile, the main opposition party, CPN (Maoist Center), also demanded Oli’s resignation.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025 -
However, a woman also dressed in Phillies gear, whose identity has not been verified by Newsweek, ran up to the father and son and demanded the baseball, which Drew reluctantly told Lincoln to give up to de-escalate the situation.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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But until now, such light sources required large, power-hungry tabletop systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Releasing the letters, which previously required filing requests under the federal Freedom of Information Act, promotes a level of transparency akin to the advisory meetings’, Tidmarsh said.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Reeling from the unprecedented incident, the UAE requested Stingers from Washington.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Asked Friday if city and state officials had requested a National Guard deployment -- or had formally signed off on it -- the White House didn't respond.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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