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“We don’t cover up for anyone,” Sheinbaum said Friday, repeating her frequent assertion that no one in Mexico — even ruling-party officials — is above the law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Asked whether he would say sorry for his "disrespectful behaviour" in parliament on Tuesday, the Australian leader said: "I reject the assertion in the question."

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

I think part of creating constitutional meaning is just this act of assertion—political assertion.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

There have been conflicting signals from both sides, with the Iranian foreign ministry denying US President Donald Trump's assertion that talks were under way.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

I could see the white cupola, the round stupid assertion of the clock.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Neither of those assertions is grounded in scientific fact, and both have negative ramifications for women and children if they are followed.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

Fifa has now itself hit out at "unsubstantiated assertions and demonstrably false claims", adding that "speculation and insinuation should not be presented as fact".

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Lawyers for Cottrell say he disputes "allegations and assertions" in the Sunday Times report, and he was reviewing the matter with legal representatives.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

At both events I found myself politely pushing back against assertions that America is best understood as a “creedal nation” and that the Declaration is the definitive statement of the American creed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

For example, the statements “UFOs contain extraterrestrial visitors” and “UFOs are unidentified flying objects” are two entirely different assertions.

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