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Constructions like these suggest communities felt the need to protect themselves or assert power over strategic locations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

In Schoenbrun’s debut novel, “Public Access Afterworld,” the filmmaker takes a sizable risk, stripping away the meticulously crafted onscreen worlds to assert the dexterity of their prose.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Security experts told BBC Verify this was part of an Iranian effort to assert greater control over the strait, in response to the US military successfully escorting more vessels through the vital shipping lane.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, in Central Asia, Uzbekistan is also close to Turkey while oil-rich Kazakhstan—eager to assert independence from Russia and nearby China—is close to Israel and joining the U.S.-created Abraham Accords.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The instincts of the military wife were beginning to assert themselves, the old efficiency of stealing away from temporary homes and entering the bloodstream of highways heading to new quarters.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Binance asserts that it will cover the losses resulting from the hack.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Court monitor Kellie Wasko’s report asserts that the government remained largely out of compliance with the court’s order.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Here, Fennell asserts that rape culture is our culture, that patriarchy and misogyny seep through the cracks of every single surface.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Golden also asserts that Oxford and Travis were covering for the original suspect, Jeramy Roebuck.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

And when the U.S. government asserts that terrorists raise money by selling black-market cigarettes, that acts as a rather jarring moral incentive.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

The new lawsuit claims that the campaign, at the time, "asserted no defence and immediately settled shortly after it was served", promising to never use the song without permission again.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

She has asserted that Venezuela will retain sovereignty over its natural resources and defended the choice of Betancourt.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Both countries, he asserted, wouldn’t strike power plants, the grid or refineries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Lula said the saint was "offended" by those who "do not respect" the religion of others, while Bolsonaro asserted his "respect for the faith of millions of Brazilians."

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

This ability normally asserted itself when he was nervous or did not know what to say or felt it was a social obligation to say something.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

"It's easy to attack me because I'm the one who had the most contact with Maradona," Luque said in court, asserting that "the only one who would defend me would be Diego."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Eleanor watches dutifully, admiring her daughter as she leads rooms full of men, asserting that her decision is not only the best one, but the right one, because she is the person in charge.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

This is roughly analogous to me asserting that running headfirst into a telephone pole at a full sprint will not affect my health because I do not “intend” to concuss myself.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Noel Tata has been in some sense pushing for change, asserting himself,” said Kavil Ramachandran, a professor at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Nichols briefed the Joint Chiefs the next day, asserting that the entire scientific community endorsed the project.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik