as in demands
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
the director insisted on absolute quiet on the set
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Democracy demands resistance to policies that devalue life.—
Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
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Host Alan Cumming demands the Traitors pull off a murder in plain sight on their second night, and there’s a roundtable in the middle of the day to vote someone out.—
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The best storytelling requires revision.—
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Then lawmakers passed a law that requires legislative approval for such an action.—
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The family requests donations in his memory be directed to The John Dimitri Research Foundation for Congenital Heart Disease.—
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The lawsuit requests a jury trial.—
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“Insists (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insists%20%28on%29. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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