assertion
Example Sentences
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The Declaration’s assertion of equality proved not a static inheritance but a generative one, repeatedly redeployed in causes the Founders themselves could scarcely have imagined.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Hernandez declined to comment, but Chang didn’t dispute the assertion that DSA is seeking to gain power.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
I’m not questioning the equivalency, just suggesting that the assertion is slightly off target.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
He said "it probably wasn't locked" and added that the assertion that the department didn't have a clue "isn't right".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Bayona based his assertion on interviews with doctors and nurses working in government clinics.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing assertion
The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 6
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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