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A White House official, in a statement, said that “any assertion Washington D.C. construction projects had anything to do with a decision about El Salvador TPS are false.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Sherrill defended how the investigation was carried out and disputed Caldwell’s assertion that he wasn’t allowed to fully challenge the allegations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

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

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

Tuchel refuted assertions his decision to recall Palmer and Alexander-Arnold was an admission he'd got his World Cup squad wrong.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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

Ben was still making assertions of affirmation when I hung up the phone.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green