assertion
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SAL also urged the court to view Seaver’s assertion that he had been unable to find legal representation “with considerable skepticism.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
He spoke of an "episode in which numerous actors and interests converge", doubling down on his assertion that hoaxes and rumours spread by social media had sparked the crisis.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
A Paramount spokeswoman declined to comment on Bonta’s assertion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In response to questions about whether the release supported the president’s assertion, the White House responded with a link to a social media post by U.S.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
From some of the nation’s leading scientists would come denunciations of Oppenheimer, veiled and overt, among them Edward Teller’s assertion that “I personally would feel more secure if public matters would rest in other hands.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
In a statement, a spokesperson for Lineage said the the LAFD’s report backed the company’s assertions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Tuchel refuted assertions his decision to recall Palmer and Alexander-Arnold was an admission he'd got his World Cup squad wrong.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A Bilt spokesperson said Warren’s assertions were “incorrect.”
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
A.I.’s most famous people have habits of making big, bold assertions about the technology and then softening them over time.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
The reconstruction, published in newspapers and magazines around the world, elicited assertions that Indians had European ancestry.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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