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assertion

[uh-sur-shuhn] / əˈsɜr ʃən /


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Pub historian Charo Havermans agreed with that assertion.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

She objected to his assertion that the Bible is “silent” on abortion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Darcy’s sources said Weiss’ objections were not confined to a single factual assertion but ranged far more broadly, and that some on the team were unsure the report would even air at all.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

SAL also urged the court to view Seaver’s assertion that he had been unable to find legal representation “with considerable skepticism.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

With obvious pleasure Rosy showed Francis her data, and for the first time he was able to see how foolproof was her assertion that the sugar- phosphate backbone was on the outside of the molecule.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

The repeated assertions at the top of the prospectus that “our co-founders have each pledged to dedicate 80% of their personal equity in Anthropic to philanthropic causes” are effectively meaningless.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, Britain’s Labour government stalled on corroborating its ally’s assertions while Labour held its annual conference and rallied to a new prime minister, Andy Burnham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Tuchel refuted assertions his decision to recall Palmer and Alexander-Arnold was an admission he'd got his World Cup squad wrong.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

There is no evidence to back up those assertions, medical organizations and mainstream experts say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

New Agers make all sorts of existence assertions: that ESP exists, that there have been instances of spoon bending, that spirits abound, that there are aliens among us, etc.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos


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