asserted
Example Sentences
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“Twelve attorneys general, each accountable to their own electorate, judged this relief to be a fair compromise sufficient to resolve the claims they asserted in the complaint.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Yousef Pezeshkian, the president’s son and adviser, asserted in August, “Our survival does not depend on enrichment. We won’t die if we don’t enrich uranium.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Sacoolas left the UK after diplomatic immunity was asserted on her behalf.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Smithsonian asserted it had control over personnel matters, but Sajet later resigned, citing the museum's best interests.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Since the new science had yet to establish its claim to authority, that claim had to be asserted by appealing to reality.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
