asserted
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A county geologist asserted that the application should be denied because mining had been dormant at the site long before the state’s landmark surface mining law took effect in 1976.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Sacoolas left the UK after diplomatic immunity was asserted on her behalf.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
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 defense ministry has asserted the legality of its operations in Guaviare.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The motion asserted that “there was no debris found, there were no skid marks, scuff marks, or gouge marks, and no evidence which could support the preparation of a diagram.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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