assertion
Example Sentences
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Other announcements, including Microsoft’s assertion of a “breakthrough” with the release of its Majorana 1 chip last year, have drawn similar scrutiny.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Setting aside the conspiratorial premise, the “many” in Pratt’s assertion is doing a ton of work.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
“The assertion of that principle, at that time, was the word, ‘fitly spoken’ which has proved an ‘apple of gold,’” Lincoln wrote in a private memorandum.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Hernandez declined to comment, but Chang didn’t dispute the assertion that DSA is seeking to gain power.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Upon this occasion my father said, with an expression of unbounded wonder, “My dearest Victor, what infatuation is this? My dear son, I entreat you never to make such an assertion again.”
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
Vocabulary lists containing assertion
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