Hold
Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
Insist
Insist verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Both of them stow away in the Big Whale's cargo hold and insist upon going along anyway.
Source: Stay in the Kitchen - They are followed by three Nil'hazi ships, who claim to be doing the same and insist that the humans shield will not hold, so the Mobile Fleet should, instead, focus on evacuating as many Llyano as possible.
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He manages to jealously hold onto the ball by continuing to insist he's not worried about John even after finding out that his own father is terrified of the man.
Source: Film / John Wick
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