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Herta Müller’s account of growing up in Ceaușescu’s Romania documents how the state insinuated oppression into every corner of life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In an interview with an Argentine daily, Venezi, 36, insinuated that jobs in the opera orchestra were "practically passed down from father to son", angering musicians.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

In response, Lamola said: "We reiterate that broad-based black economic empowerment is not reverse racism as regrettably insinuated by the ambassador."

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Nunes’ attorneys claimed that Tapper insinuated that Nunes “has a depraved mind and that he acted immorally, fraudulently, unprofessionally, spread lies about Paul Pelosi, and disparaged and defamed Paul Pelosi.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

Roland Weary, eighteen years old, insinuated himself between the scouts, draped a heavy arm around the shoulder of each.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut