assertion
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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
Lin said the continued use of Anthropic models by the government was in conflict with the Pentagon’s assertion that the company is a national-security risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The city’s determination stalling the project “is based on the false assertion that the active golf course, in the middle of a residential neighborhood, is habitat for mountain lions,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
One might at first be inclined to dismiss this assertion as meaningless, because the experiment is imaginary and my claim about its outcome cannot be verified.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
But to do so overlooks the thrilling, genuinely thorny assertions contained in several of the season’s best films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
This should not be viewed as vindictive because “the government was seeking to protect the public and confirm its prior assertions about Abrego’s criminal activity,” prosecutors wrote.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 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
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
Linton glanced at the memo Terryl had handed him and could see now that it was a set of facts and assertions mirroring what Terryl was telling him—an outline of the case.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing assertion
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