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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ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Movies that insist on drilling into human pain can become sadistic by themselves.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
If Teeny did not insist on seeing the note, as the edit indicated, that is a fatal mistake.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
That’s why, in many cases, cruise lines insist on travel insurance as a condition of travel.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Insist on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insist%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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