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The two young admirals, many assert, enjoyed meteoric career rises thanks to family patronage: They are nephews of a former secretary of the navy, José Rafael Ojeda Durán.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

A move to increase rates as a way to assert credibility relies on logic that New York Fed President John Williams, the vice chair of the rate-setting committee, rejected earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

"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

There was nothing to do but assert her authority.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

Lee asserts that the recent poor reactions to earnings beats by technology companies don’t reflect that profit prospects are priced in, but instead that the broader market is merely enduring a period of nervousness.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

In the A.I. age, Maggie Hennessy asserts, sparring with a grouchy maître d’ over the phone is part of what makes dining out great.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 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

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

Leto also allegedly asserted control by ignoring the girls he invited and speaking to them rudely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

"The Theatro da Paz and the Praca da Republica asserted the strategic role of the city of Belem as a port and State capital," it stated.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

Since the new science had yet to establish its claim to authority, that claim had to be asserted by appealing to reality.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Was it all overblown or was there has been some level of the German asserting his leadership over the whole squad - perhaps recognising and managing that main character syndrome?

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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

Hopes lifted after Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in his first message since the memorandum’s signing, endorsed face-to-face talks, asserting that doing so wasn’t an endorsement of the counterpart’s views.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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

Ishmael argued at length about this, asserting that Cod could not possibly view their love as something wrong or evil.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson