assertion
Example Sentences
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"The assertion that some crimes against humanity are less severe than others objectively diminishes the suffering of countless victims and survivors of other atrocities throughout history," he argued.
From BBC
The stock’s decline also dovetails with a U.S. government appeal of a federal court ruling in September of 2024 that rejected tougher remedies to the assertion that it holds a monopoly in online search.
From Barron's
You might roll your eyes at the quasi-hippie assertion, but 100 pages later, you will nod your head sagely in agreement.
From Salon
I give it the first AI’s research memo and ask it to make a list of every single factual assertion, and then, to fact-check each claim several ways.
The editorial cites an assertion by American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Roger Pielke Jr. that parts of the chapter were ghost written by our colleague Michael Burger.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
