assert

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Lawyers in the gas station lawsuit assert that technology is enabling antitrust violations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Clutching under his arm a blue folder stuffed with documents, maps, and cadastral surveys, Balliu said he has been threatened several times for trying to assert his rights.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Less than 20 minutes later, Brazil had levelled through Vinicius Jr, with Ancelotti later acknowledging the break had helped his side assert control.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

But the repeal also made settlements less meaningful, because defendants can now assert that the SEC got everything wrong and they just settled because it was less costly than litigating.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Bruckner aside, most of Wagner’s contemporaries, while quick to assert his musical brilliance, were as at sea with the whole Wagner-and-the-future-of-all-art project as they were with the cultural agendas of his dramas.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall