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assertive

[uh-sur-tiv] / əˈsɜr tɪv /


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The riff-driven strings wrap around James Gadson’s assertive beat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Why don’t I take an active, assertive role more often?

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Geographically, Japan sits in a challenging neighbourhood with an assertive China, an unpredictable North Korea, and Russia nearby.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

A new chair with a more assertive posture could shift the internal dynamics at the Fed in ways the markets haven’t yet presumed.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

They’re usually assertive, sound quite authoritative, and speak a strange language of puts, calls, Ginnie Maes, and zero-coupons.

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




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