assert

Example Sentences

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He went on: "By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? What is their basis of claiming Greenland as a colony of Denmark?"

From BBC

“Commodities have again become the instruments of power,” the report asserts.

From MarketWatch

Maduro, who has led Venezuela since 2013, also asserted that he is still the rightful leader of the South American nation.

From Salon

He had tried to assert head-of-state immunity, saying the charges were unlawful.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If the U.S. asserts itself unilaterally to advance economic or political objectives, it may set precedents that reverberate across other regions,” said Alex Veroude, head of fixed income at Janus Henderson Investors.

From Barron's