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Constructions like these suggest communities felt the need to protect themselves or assert power over strategic locations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

In Schoenbrun’s debut novel, “Public Access Afterworld,” the filmmaker takes a sizable risk, stripping away the meticulously crafted onscreen worlds to assert the dexterity of their prose.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

The crown prince’s half-brother, the kingdom’s energy minister, did defiantly assert there is “no room for fear in the vocabulary of Saudis.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

I have a truth for you: Men are socialized to assert themselves and unabashedly pursue what they desire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

For the second time that evening Emily was obliged to assert her rights over written messages passing through her household.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

For a turnaround in the AI sector’s fortunes, Wood asserts that fresh evidence that the large language models have pricing power would restore confidence.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

To grow one of these blades, asserts Fifoot, is to "fight the laws of the universe".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Duffy asserts that the new rule, which he dubs the “Freedom Means Affordable Cars” initiative, will cut the average cost of a new vehicle by $1,300.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“The death of writing compounds the death of reading,” Mr. Marriott asserts, “further unmooring our culture from its foundations in the written word.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

If this really is a police apparatus, here; if it’s what it asserts itself to be.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

The defence team also asserted that the prosecution's five-day cross-examination of Patterson was "unfair and oppressive", and that the Crown was inconsistent in its arguments about a motive.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The latter simply asserted that they were “searching for Sasquatch.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

She has asserted that Venezuela will retain sovereignty over its natural resources and defended the choice of Betancourt.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

In a debate earlier this week, Bass highlighted her accomplishments in paving the way for new affordable housing, while Raman asserted that housing production is still lagging and Bass isn’t doing enough.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

In its first volume, Bethe asserted that K-capture was “practically unobservable.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

They issued a joint statement, asserting that the museum never set a specific target for native plants, but did not respond to the proposition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

"It's easy to attack me because I'm the one who had the most contact with Maradona," Luque said in court, asserting that "the only one who would defend me would be Diego."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Eleanor watches dutifully, admiring her daughter as she leads rooms full of men, asserting that her decision is not only the best one, but the right one, because she is the person in charge.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

This is roughly analogous to me asserting that running headfirst into a telephone pole at a full sprint will not affect my health because I do not “intend” to concuss myself.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Freddie strolled around, asserting his usual authority in the room.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely