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  • present participle of assert.

asserting



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All of them have top-flight or international experience, as well as physicality to their game, but even those additions did little to prevent Arsenal from asserting their superiority on Friday night.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The ICC expressed concern over those withdrawals, asserting that such countries risked undermining the collective pursuit of justice.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

“People wait their whole life to find their calling,” Casey’s teacher tells her about the scholarship, asserting that a natural fluency in science means it must be her destiny.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

At the time, a Romney spokesman defended the holding by asserting that the tax treatment of his IRA “is the same for Gov. Romney as it is for every citizen of the U.S.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

He was asserting his traditional prerogative as a chief and was challenging the authority of the magistrate.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela



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