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assertion

[uh-sur-shuhn] / əˈsɜr ʃən /


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A White House official, in a statement, said that “any assertion Washington D.C. construction projects had anything to do with a decision about El Salvador TPS are false.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

As she says it, though, Jeon and co-star Cho Yeo-jeong are laughing — making the assertion rather harder to believe when it arrives in English from Korean via an interpreter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

He spoke of an "episode in which numerous actors and interests converge", doubling down on his assertion that hoaxes and rumours spread by social media had sparked the crisis.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

A Paramount spokeswoman declined to comment on Bonta’s assertion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Early on, he seemed to accept Lyme’s assertion that the entrances couldn’t be taken, and dropped out of the conversation entirely.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

A.I.’s most famous people have habits of making big, bold assertions about the technology and then softening them over time.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Anthony Fauci’s diaries tell us what we already knew: Behind every public official’s confident assertions is a fallible human being.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Neither of those assertions is grounded in scientific fact, and both have negative ramifications for women and children if they are followed.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

For example, the statements “UFOs contain extraterrestrial visitors” and “UFOs are unidentified flying objects” are two entirely different assertions.

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




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