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The crown prince’s half-brother, the kingdom’s energy minister, did defiantly assert there is “no room for fear in the vocabulary of Saudis.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

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

"We want Europe to assert its ambition in crewed spaceflight," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

She wanted to assert herself in some way.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

Duffy asserts that the new rule, which he dubs the “Freedom Means Affordable Cars” initiative, will cut the average cost of a new vehicle by $1,300.

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

The strongest counterargument asserts that a coordinated slowdown solves a collective-action problem: A lab that slows down alone risks losing market share to rivals willing to cut corners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

In spirit, it asserts solidarity with the “least of these among us.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

"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

“As those losses move through businesses that support production and the broader County economy,” CVL asserted, “total employment exposure reaches approximately 10,360 job-years.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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

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

For a moment he did not think they were going to obey, but in the end old habit asserted itself.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

County attorneys responded to the plaintiffs with a letter asserting that they should have appealed the Planning Commission’s approval of the vested rights to the county Board of Supervisors within 90 days of the decision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

All of them have top-flight or international experience, as well as physicality to their game, but even those additions did little to prevent Arsenal from asserting their superiority on Friday night.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The ICC expressed concern over those withdrawals, asserting that such countries risked undermining the collective pursuit of justice.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Last week, Bessent said the Strait of Hormuz would become “irrelevant” within two years, asserting 50% to 70% of the energy that transits the waterway will eventually flow through underground pipelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Years after his retirement, Terry still lived in a state of numbed formality—impeccably dressed, remotely servile, never asserting himself in any way, at least that I would see.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama