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assert

[uh-surt] / əˈsɜrt /


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For every person we get out, there are scores in the same facility, with the same rights, and no one to assert them.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Third parties can also file briefs with the court to assert their own arguments; these are known as “friend of the court” or amicus curiae briefs.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

“We agree with multiple quantum computing companies that assert that the current key metric to gauge is logical qubits,” Chokshi wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Indiana can add the third-best center in the draft early here and get a physical player who can create space on the floor as long as she can assert herself in the post.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

He seemed to have moved beyond his need to assert so adamantly his autonomy, his need to separate himself from his parents.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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