asserting
Example Sentences
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They have asked the regulator to scrutinize the transaction, asserting that the combined company could concentrate too much market power, stifle competition and lead to higher prices and poorer service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
In a mild surprise, Abel is asserting control over virtually all of Berkshire’s $300 billion equity portfolio.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Farmer Tom believed the peacock was asserting his dominance and despite the bird running riot on his land, he was able to capture it and get it safely in a pen.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
You could say instead that lying is deliberately asserting what one knows to be false.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Hawaiian chiefs were typical of chiefs elsewhere, in asserting divinity, divine descent, or at least a hotline to the gods.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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