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assertion

[uh-sur-shuhn] / əˈsɜr ʃən /


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The lawsuits also challenge the assertion that Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT account was actually banned.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

But Phillipson rejected that assertion and said the government was "committed to action".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

“There is nothing credible that she will offer the government, and the assertion that she would provide information is simply a smoke screen.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Previous U.S. administrations have been uncomfortable challenging that assertion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The assertion was remarkable partly for being so arrestingly specific but even more for flying in the face of accepted wisdom about the age of the Earth.*

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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