asserted
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Yousef Pezeshkian, the president’s son and adviser, asserted in August, “Our survival does not depend on enrichment. We won’t die if we don’t enrich uranium.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
At ceremonies on Sept. 5 and 6, honoring artistic and technical achievements, as well as some performance categories, several shows asserted some early dominance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
But the Spanish second seed asserted his authority to win 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-2 against world number 72 Faria in the New York night session.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some asserted that it would hurt our case if we testified.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
