assert

Example Sentences

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Doctors who use speech to harm their patients “can now assert a First Amendment right to carry on, regardless of these standards.”

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

How a former and sitting chair would coexist, how markets would interpret any disagreement between them, and how Warsh would assert authority in that environment are all open questions.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

They assert that their markets are better than traditional opinion polls at discovering what people really think — that in effect they are monetizing “the wisdom of crowds.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

It is much too soon to assert that this is likely or even plausible.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

A headache began to assert itself above his right eye, the pain digging into his flesh—migraine.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier