assertion
Example Sentences
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But it has walked a fine line over six weeks of war in the region, describing open waters in the strait as of global interest, while avoiding any condemnation of Iran’s assertion of control.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
These trends emerged despite the mayor's assertion that London's per capita homicide rate has fallen to its lowest level on record.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The 1959 Antarctic Treaty froze existing territorial claims and prohibited the assertion of new claims “while the present Treaty is in force.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Here is where I’m required to offer a throat-clearing assertion that everyone else’s marriage is a mystery, and that we can never know the depths of love or loathing from the outside.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
I could see the white cupola, the round stupid assertion of the clock.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
Vocabulary lists containing assertion
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