asserting
Example Sentences
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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
The ICC expressed concern over those withdrawals, asserting that such countries risked undermining the collective pursuit of justice.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
At the time, a Romney spokesman defended the holding by asserting that the tax treatment of his IRA “is the same for Gov. Romney as it is for every citizen of the U.S.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Last week, Bessent said the Strait of Hormuz would become “irrelevant” within two years, asserting 50% to 70% of the energy that transits the waterway will eventually flow through underground pipelines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
When it would not be shut up I argued with it, asserting that I could get on without Estraven—perhaps better than with him.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
