assertion

Asked whether he would say sorry for his "disrespectful behaviour" in parliament on Tuesday, the Australian leader said: "I reject the assertion in the question."

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

I think part of creating constitutional meaning is just this act of assertion—political assertion.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

The agreement broke down last month as Washington and Tehran clashed over Iran’s assertion of control over Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

There have been conflicting signals from both sides, with the Iranian foreign ministry denying US President Donald Trump's assertion that talks were under way.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

There was no easy way to judge whether this assertion had any scientific basis.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Neither of those assertions is grounded in scientific fact, and both have negative ramifications for women and children if they are followed.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

Some of these countries have routed doctors’ pay through third-country recruitment firms and rebutted assertions of forced labor by documenting that the Cubans keep their own passports and bank accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Lawyers for Cottrell say he disputes "allegations and assertions" in the Sunday Times report, and he was reviewing the matter with legal representatives.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Bass has pushed back on Raman’s assertions, saying she secured two consecutive years of reductions in homelessness — the first recorded in city history — and fast-tracked approval of 40,000 units of affordable housing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

New Agers make all sorts of existence assertions: that ESP exists, that there have been instances of spoon bending, that spirits abound, that there are aliens among us, etc.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos