assert
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They also want the court to assert oversight, determining how much pumping should be curtailed and requiring the state to develop a long-term plan under its supervision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Generative AI systems are known for their ability to "hallucinate" and assert falsehoods as fact, even sometimes invent sources for inaccurate information.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
"We want Europe to assert its ambition in crewed spaceflight," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The suit sets up a fight over how artists will assert power over their identities in the messy rise of AI music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
As Andy continued to assert that there were no full bottles at the South Summit, Mike looked at me quizzically.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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While “The Social Reckoning” might stand in the shadow of its formative predecessor, the film confidently asserts its own merit.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
The editorial asserts that state utility commissions “have often blocked” electric transmission lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
In court filings, Cole’s firm asserts that 26.8% of adults suffer from asthma or asthma-like conditions and 27.5% suffer from chemical sensitivity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Mr. Lederman bravely asserts a powerful indictment of institutional negligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
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She has asserted that Venezuela will retain sovereignty over its natural resources and defended the choice of Betancourt.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Italian border police stopped him, and Lee asserted asylum, claiming that prosecutors were seeking his death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"No child should be placed in circumstances where returning to his father's homeland could mean being drawn into hostility and conflict," Kemigisa asserted in a post on X.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
A county geologist asserted that the application should be denied because mining had been dormant at the site long before the state’s landmark surface mining law took effect in 1976.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Unlikely to win the battle on its merits, Edison devoted considerable resources to trying to discredit AC in the realm of public relations: AC, he and his supporters asserted, was much more lethal than DC.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Musk has often promoted Community Notes, calling it "awesome" and asserting that all users, including himself, were subject to being corrected by the crowd-sourced model.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 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
OpenAI filed a legal response asserting that Apple filed a baseless trade secret theft lawsuit to hamper OpenAI’s recruiting and stall its AI work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“People wait their whole life to find their calling,” Casey’s teacher tells her about the scholarship, asserting that a natural fluency in science means it must be her destiny.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
That he spent a good deal of time asserting his own vision of the exposition’s landscape is also beyond doubt, especially his belief that the Wooded Island should remain entirely free of conspicuous man-made structures.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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