as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
a continued insistence that there was a massive cover-up by the government
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Recent Examples of insistence
Where there was once an insistence on an impersonal space, there is now an acknowledgment that the therapist does not have to cloak their identity in a benign anonymity.
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Wendy C. Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Negotiations reportedly broke down over the company’s insistence on limits, including preventing use of its systems for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance, highlighting growing tensions between AI firms and national security agencies over control and use of advanced models.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Israel's insistence that the ceasefire in Iran does not include a pause in its fighting with Hezbollah has threatened to sink the deal.
—Azhar Sukri,kevin Breuninger,terri Cullen, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
At Keefe’s insistence, all serious suitors Zoomed with the Brettlers.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2026
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Wendy C. Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Negotiations reportedly broke down over the company’s insistence on limits, including preventing use of its systems for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance, highlighting growing tensions between AI firms and national security agencies over control and use of advanced models.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Israel's insistence that the ceasefire in Iran does not include a pause in its fighting with Hezbollah has threatened to sink the deal.
—Azhar Sukri,kevin Breuninger,terri Cullen, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
At Keefe’s insistence, all serious suitors Zoomed with the Brettlers.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insistence
Noun
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Crews will be knocking door to door, assessing the damage in hopes of getting the state and federal emergency declarations for Ann Arbor, which could help residents pay for repairs.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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But Amazon hasn’t made this declaration so outrightly to consumers, many of whom are just now learning about Amazon’s commitment to its new, proprietary operating system (OS), Vega OS.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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That assertion is in dispute, according to the opinion.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Still, Vance questioned Leo anew, pushing back specifically at the pope’s Palm Sunday assertion that God does not hear the prayers of those who make war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The report added that Beijing will continue to prosecute its maritime and territorial claims in the South and East China Sea, using the People's Liberation Army and China Coast Guard.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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In his order, Nunley recounted the attorney’s claim he’d been assigned more than 300 nearly identical cases in the last three months, all of immigrants in detention who argued they were being held without cause.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Insistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insistence. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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