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The two young admirals, many assert, enjoyed meteoric career rises thanks to family patronage: They are nephews of a former secretary of the navy, José Rafael Ojeda Durán.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

A move to increase rates as a way to assert credibility relies on logic that New York Fed President John Williams, the vice chair of the rate-setting committee, rejected earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

"The time has come for us to assert our rights and re-establish labour-management relations on an equal footing," it added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Everything appeared to be going smoothly once again for Djokovic as he wrapped up his sixth and seventh successive sets at this year's championships to assert himself against the big-hitting Rinderknech.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

A headache began to assert itself above his right eye, the pain digging into his flesh—migraine.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

Tennis “appears uniquely designed to double as an MRI of the soul,” he asserts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Lee also asserts that the recent poor reactions to technology earning beats don’t reflect that profit prospects are priced in, but that the broader market is just enduring a period of nervousness.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

In the A.I. age, Maggie Hennessy asserts, sparring with a grouchy maître d’ over the phone is part of what makes dining out great.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

But what’s remarkable is that, although the movie is a tale of political conspiracy and violent machinations, De Palma correctly asserts that these things are not exclusive to those in the highest seats of power.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

And when the U.S. government asserts that terrorists raise money by selling black-market cigarettes, that acts as a rather jarring moral incentive.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

The payments are due to begin in 2027, "in exchange for a full release of all claims the US states and territories asserted against it and its affiliates", the Basel-based group said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

It “seems to me a fine time to be alive, in this age of falling walls,” she asserted.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

You have asserted your core First Amendment rights to speak, assemble, associate—to bear witness as a democratic check on an autocratic regime.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

Indeed, she asserted that the water filtration and hydrogen production businesses together could use as much of the company’s available water as it would pipe miles across the desert.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

“I know exactly who I am,” she asserted again, but they were just more words to feel uncertain about; they were just more words to regret.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

But it fell apart amid Iranian attacks on ships aimed at asserting control over the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Was it all overblown or was there has been some level of the German asserting his leadership over the whole squad - perhaps recognising and managing that main character syndrome?

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

The Malian army confirmed the rebel assaults on the four towns and Kenieroba on Facebook Saturday morning, asserting that "these attacks were vigorously repelled" and that "the situation is completely under control."

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Sonically dynamic and unapologetically trenchant, “Arirang” took me on a journey by asserting BTS’ collective powers as mature artists and master storytellers, and I couldn’t help but be inspired.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

In the years that followed, I failed her so many times, each time asserting my own will, my right to fall short of expectations.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan