assert
Example Sentences
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For every person we get out, there are scores in the same facility, with the same rights, and no one to assert them.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Third parties can also file briefs with the court to assert their own arguments; these are known as “friend of the court” or amicus curiae briefs.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
“We agree with multiple quantum computing companies that assert that the current key metric to gauge is logical qubits,” Chokshi wrote.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Beijing has also accused Washington of citing “even the flimsiest connection” such as the use of an American bank to assert jurisdiction over transactions that don’t primarily involve the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Could we make events turn out differently from what the history books assert?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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