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Again Machado Garry survived until the end of the round and although he found some success with a number of kicks midway through the fight, Makhachev continued to assert control when the pair grappled.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 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

“Further, FanDuel could assert that Harper was, or should have been, aware of a potential connection between the video and FanDuel and, more generally, sports betting.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

“Buc-ee’s claims ignore reality,” its attorneys assert in a court filing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

That’s entitlement: his mother permits that casual incivility because she wants him to learn to assert himself with people in positions of authority.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

In under half a minute, the state’s theory asserts, Byrd and Roberts went from perceiving a genuine threat and returning fire to pursuing someone who no longer posed a danger.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Lee asserts that the recent poor reactions to earnings beats by technology companies don’t reflect that profit prospects are priced in, but instead that the broader market is merely enduring a period of nervousness.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 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

Such clippings were often shared among friends, family and communities of correspondents—the 19th-century equivalent, Mr. Wright cleverly asserts, “of posting a link in a group chat.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

“If she goes, I go,” Mama asserts, but the guard has already turned his back on her.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

He asserted that these were inflated by his co-author to generate book sales.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

President Trump has asserted that the new ballroom is needed to "accommodate people for grand parties, State Visits", and has also said that it is "vital for National Security".

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The Border Patrol agent allegedly asserted that he had “facial recognition” and that his “body cam” was recording and he threatened her with arrest if she further “impeded” the agents’ work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Standing outside that Dallas theater five decades ago, Patti Burns asserted that “no one knows exactly what makes a movie a hit.”

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Devon is sometimes considered the most beautiful school in New England, and even on this dismal afternoon its power was asserted.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

Here we meet Kelly Macdonald, suppressing her Scottish accent as tough but tender Sheriff Kerry, asserting her jurisdictional rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Most of Wall Street’s midcap narratives boil down to nothing more than asserting that such stocks are neither too big nor too little but “just right.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

People have to get more comfortable with asserting things that they believe to be true about the Constitution, right?

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

As for the rest of this year’s Tour, a lot of it felt like more of the same, the 27-year-old Pogacar asserting control early and dragging the field through a final charge in the Alps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Jordan College was scoured from the dustiest box-room to the darkest cellar, and so were Gabriel and St. Michael’s, till the heads of all the colleges issued a joint protest asserting their ancient rights.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman