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In her ruling Thursday night, Chutkan said the government’s “belated and unsupported assertion that the Arch will yield national security benefits” didn’t alter her analysis in deciding to temporarily halt construction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

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

Early on, he seemed to accept Lyme’s assertion that the entrances couldn’t be taken, and dropped out of the conversation entirely.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Joly in her letter said Cliffs interim compliance report wasn’t satisfactory and that it needed to address directly her demands with underlying data, documents and evidence to substantiate what she described as assertions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 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

In separate documents filed as part of Mountbatten-Windsor's legal challenge against the warrants, he said: "These assertions were no more than speculation."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Civilian Oversight Commission has said that such assertions are unfounded, and that state law and court precedent require its subpoenas to be upheld.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Participants read assertions whose veracity was either affirmed or denied by the subsequent presentation of an assessment word.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker