asserted
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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
You have asserted your core First Amendment rights to speak, assemble, associate—to bear witness as a democratic check on an autocratic regime.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
The U.S. asserted it will keep the strait open under its protection but charge a 20% fee on every cargo as compensation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Education advocates have asserted that California schools are legally entitled to billions more under state law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
In its first volume, Bethe asserted that K-capture was “practically unobservable.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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