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assertion

[uh-sur-shuhn] / əˈsɜr ʃən /


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The owner of the building, the Canadian asset manager Brookfield, rejected that assertion, saying it does not have any outstanding sums due to BHV Marais.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Pub historian Charo Havermans agreed with that assertion.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Action disputed the assertion in the Medicaid guidelines that treatment intensity doesn’t correlate with outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Darcy’s sources said Weiss’ objections were not confined to a single factual assertion but ranged far more broadly, and that some on the team were unsure the report would even air at all.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

I could see the white cupola, the round stupid assertion of the clock.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

But he said that he understood that the review had "rejected" their assertions of bullying.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The repeated assertions at the top of the prospectus that “our co-founders have each pledged to dedicate 80% of their personal equity in Anthropic to philanthropic causes” are effectively meaningless.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, Britain’s Labour government stalled on corroborating its ally’s assertions while Labour held its annual conference and rallied to a new prime minister, Andy Burnham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

In a statement, a spokesperson for Lineage said the the LAFD’s report backed the company’s assertions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

These were grave assertions, reflecting upon the integrity of two respected lawyers and a distinguished district judge, but if even partially true, then the constitutional rights of the defendants had been abused.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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