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assertion

[uh-sur-shuhn] / əˈsɜr ʃən /


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The owner of the building, the Canadian asset manager Brookfield, rejected that assertion, saying it does not have any outstanding sums due to BHV Marais.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Pub historian Charo Havermans agreed with that assertion.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Action disputed the assertion in the Medicaid guidelines that treatment intensity doesn’t correlate with outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Darcy’s sources said Weiss’ objections were not confined to a single factual assertion but ranged far more broadly, and that some on the team were unsure the report would even air at all.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

In answer to this assertion, I can say, I never loved any or confided in any people more than my fellow-slaves, and especially those with whom I lived at Mr. Freeland’s.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass

But he said that he understood that the review had "rejected" their assertions of bullying.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The repeated assertions at the top of the prospectus that “our co-founders have each pledged to dedicate 80% of their personal equity in Anthropic to philanthropic causes” are effectively meaningless.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

The endorsement could give Raman a new rejoinder to Bass’ assertions that she struggles to work well with other political leaders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The comments by Britain’s leader back up earlier assertions by U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

New Agers make all sorts of existence assertions: that ESP exists, that there have been instances of spoon bending, that spirits abound, that there are aliens among us, etc.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos


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