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"The individuals implicated in these case studies are working scientists. We do not assert that they intended harm, and identifying them or their labs could expose them to harm," the report said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

“The government totally could assert itself and implement safeguards.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

The prime minister said on Monday that King Felipe VI would visit Ceuta "as soon as conditions allow", seen as an attempt to assert Spanish authority over the exclave.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The member’s interest the trust seeks to assert isn’t germane to its purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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

Here, Fennell asserts that rape culture is our culture, that patriarchy and misogyny seep through the cracks of every single surface.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Golden also asserts that Oxford and Travis were covering for the original suspect, Jeramy Roebuck.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The strongest counterargument asserts that a coordinated slowdown solves a collective-action problem: A lab that slows down alone risks losing market share to rivals willing to cut corners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

“East of the River” asserts her love of women, starting with her mom, an immigrant born in Uruapan, Michoacán.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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

He made plain in his book that the triumph of Western liberal democracy was far from complete, even as he asserted that it was the high point of mankind’s ideological evolution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The item asserted that some Medicare and Medicaid cancer patients wait longer for treatment than those with private insurance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

But the Spanish second seed asserted his authority to win 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-2 against world number 72 Faria in the New York night session.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The defense ministry has asserted the legality of its operations in Guaviare.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

“I was the victim and the victor,” he asserted, much as generations of American plunderers had asserted before.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

This is roughly analogous to me asserting that running headfirst into a telephone pole at a full sprint will not affect my health because I do not “intend” to concuss myself.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Maresca acknowledged to reporters in pre-season that City's former boss would be referenced on a regular basis, but batted that particular narrative away by asserting "it doesn't put pressure on me".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

In taking legal action, the mayor was asserting his executive authority in labor-contract negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

The ICC expressed concern over those withdrawals, asserting that such countries risked undermining the collective pursuit of justice.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

His mother stays out of the arguments as much as she can, but when pressed she agrees with her husband, while at the same time quietly asserting that it should really be Bailey’s decision.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern