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"The time has come for us to assert our rights and re-establish labour-management relations on an equal footing," it added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Nolan attempts to assert the text’s relevancy in our contemporary age, but that’s not something any scholar or even the average reader would contest.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

The parties agreed, seeing the language as necessary to close the deal but figuring they could assert their interpretations afterward, the mediators said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Not only has it made her serve more effective, she is able to take the ball early on the forehand side and assert control with her flat, powerful groundstrokes.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

I know poetry is not dead, nor genius lost; nor has Mammon gained power over either, to bind or slay: they will both assert their existence, their presence, their liberty and strength again one day.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The special permit waives the Texas-based company’s compliance with a federal pipeline regulation and asserts that the federal agency has oversight of the oil venture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

But what’s remarkable is that, although the movie is a tale of political conspiracy and violent machinations, De Palma correctly asserts that these things are not exclusive to those in the highest seats of power.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Such clippings were often shared among friends, family and communities of correspondents—the 19th-century equivalent, Mr. Wright cleverly asserts, “of posting a link in a group chat.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

"And what I've seen with the prime minister is that he aggressively asserts the interests of his country – sometimes that means we're on the same page, sometimes it means we're not."

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

If this really is a police apparatus, here; if it’s what it asserts itself to be.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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

Iran has asserted that it has total control over traffic in the Gulf and is willing to barrage ships that don’t travel along its designated corridor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

He has asserted that it shouldn’t be subject to a government mandate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

In a tight opening first set, Borges impressed with a mix of hard hitting and delicate drop shots, but he faded towards the back end of the tie-break and Sinner asserted control.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

He taught Woodhull the arguments behind the New Departure, the controversial interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment that asserted it gave women the right to vote.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

She and Judge Clay also agree that NetChoice lacks standing to bring a lawsuit asserting the rights of internet users under age 16.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

The Malian army confirmed the rebel assaults on the four towns and Kenieroba on Facebook Saturday morning, asserting that "these attacks were vigorously repelled" and that "the situation is completely under control."

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Lourdes responds with a verse acknowledging her mother's love, while asserting her independence.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Sonically dynamic and unapologetically trenchant, “Arirang” took me on a journey by asserting BTS’ collective powers as mature artists and master storytellers, and I couldn’t help but be inspired.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

“I should not like to be understood as asserting that all keepers are brutal, or even a majority of them,” he wrote.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover