asserted

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Google, meanwhile, asserted that the case “misunderstands YouTube, which is a responsibly built streaming platform, not a social media site.”

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

In written remarks prepared for the hearing, Gabbard had asserted those attacks "obliterated" Iran's nuclear enrichment programme, and Iran had made "no efforts" to rebuild it.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

After Team USA’s heartbreaking loss in the final to Japan in 2023, this was supposed to be the year when America finally asserted its dominance in America’s game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

One platform’s founder claimed the prediction market represents “the most accurate thing we have as mankind right now,” while another’s leader asserted the platform is “replacing debate, subjectivity, and talk with markets, accuracy, and truth.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

This ability normally asserted itself when he was nervous or did not know what to say or felt it was a social obligation to say something.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy