as in to demand
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
the director insisted on absolute quiet on the set
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If everyone’s online going crazy about it, demanding answers, chances are Netflix is going to listen.—
Ally Neagen,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2025 -
While technology can help catalog and map skills, true skill development demands thoughtful partnership between managers and L&D teams to create effective learning programs that close critical skill gaps.—
Nolan Hout,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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According to the International Cable Protection Committee, whose members represent over 98% of global submarine telecommunications cable infrastructure, cables at 4,000-meter depths are not typically armored or fortified in a way that would require such advanced cable-cutting technology.—
Jill Goldenziel,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Using technology, where fans using the app will be required to provide their contact information and the school will use it to contact them with future news and promotions from the athletic department, brings a different outlook that Coastal Carolina is hoping pays off.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Registration is requested for all programs; call 386-668-3840 or email lperez@volusia.org to sign up.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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The group claims that the Trump administration's recordkeeping practices are inadequate and arbitrary, requesting federal courts to enforce better recordkeeping procedures.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Insist (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insist%20%28on%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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