asserted
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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
Another, bearing Gellar’s likeness, asserted, “Canceling Buffy Isn’t smart, the world needs a hero!”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Countering this, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asserted at the end of January that the "US always has a strong dollar policy".
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
In a 1993 guidance document, however, the EPA asserted that natural-gas combined-cycle plants are “fossil-fueled fired steam electric plants” subject to a low threshold for permitting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
The accompanying story asserted that an unnamed eastern college had approached Bolles just hours after the freshman race.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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