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

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

West asserts that Gilkar and Ahmed pressured her to terminate the pregnancy; Gilkar and Ahmed assert that West initially agreed that termination would be best and even made an appointment before changing her mind.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Again Machado Garry survived until the end of the round and although he found some success with a number of kicks midway through the fight, Makhachev continued to assert control when the pair grappled.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

“Article 215 gives him an opportunity to assert executive authority, deal directly with governors and mayors, bypass political gridlock and lean on Washington,” said Lansberg-Rodríguez.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The instincts of the military wife were beginning to assert themselves, the old efficiency of stealing away from temporary homes and entering the bloodstream of highways heading to new quarters.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

“East of the River” asserts her love of women, starting with her mom, an immigrant born in Uruapan, Michoacán.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

He said: "The Secretary of State asserts that disclosure would harm national security."

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

But like its creator, Schoenbrun’s film asserts that media can be integral to personal identity.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

In under half a minute, the state’s theory asserts, Byrd and Roberts went from perceiving a genuine threat and returning fire to pursuing someone who no longer posed a danger.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

“If she goes, I go,” Mama asserts, but the guard has already turned his back on her.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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

He also asserted he was the only prime minister to have made an official visit to Ceuta while in office, having travelled there on 31 July as the crisis took hold.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The majority concluded that her asserted injury probably does not cross Article 3’s threshold.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

He asserted in court filings that he believed Dylan — whose surname was Mendell at the time — was 18 and a member of the video production crew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Third, it is asserted that signs were ‘read’ as if they were texts and, consequently, no distinction was drawn between the evidence of clues and the evidence of witnesses.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

“People wait their whole life to find their calling,” Casey’s teacher tells her about the scholarship, asserting that a natural fluency in science means it must be her destiny.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

Here we meet Kelly Macdonald, suppressing her Scottish accent as tough but tender Sheriff Kerry, asserting her jurisdictional rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Nichols briefed the Joint Chiefs the next day, asserting that the entire scientific community endorsed the project.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik