asserted

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Ahead of the vote, Trump again asserted that negotiations to end the war are going "very well" and could be finalised this weekend.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Sumner asserted that “the true idea of a Republic” is that “all the citizens have an equal voice in government.”

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The government had plausible defenses that it never asserted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Raman drew boos from the group in 2024 when she asserted that it wouldn’t make a difference for student safety if a homeless camp was located five feet or 500 feet from a school.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The geometrical centre of the globe and its centre of gravity were, he asserted, one and the same.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton