assertive
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Affordability “is a problem across the state and it’s something that I think we have to be more assertive about,” said City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera, who proposed the legislation for the tax.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The U.A.E.’s newly assertive approach is a fundamental shift in its strategic outlook, said officials from a Persian Gulf state.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
It has a faint, almost red-hot intensity; it’s not aggressive, but assertive.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
The US security umbrella is particularly relevant in the face of an increasingly assertive China.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
It was a strong one this time, assertive and dogged, the same heart-yanking tug she’d been ignoring all week.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
Vocabulary lists containing assertive
ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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Tone and Point of View, List 3
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