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“America will never acknowledge that we don’t have enough ammunition. It will assert that it has the ability to walk and chew gum,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

West asserts that Gilkar and Ahmed pressured her to terminate the pregnancy; Gilkar and Ahmed assert that West initially agreed that termination would be best and even made an appointment before changing her mind.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Again Machado Garry survived until the end of the round and although he found some success with a number of kicks midway through the fight, Makhachev continued to assert control when the pair grappled.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

The two young admirals, many assert, enjoyed meteoric career rises thanks to family patronage: They are nephews of a former secretary of the navy, José Rafael Ojeda Durán.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

There was nothing to do but assert her authority.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

A complication: Venezuela’s prominent Cisneros family asserts rightful ownership of some of the same oil fields that Pacific Coast is negotiating to operate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Lee asserts that the recent poor reactions to earnings beats by technology companies don’t reflect that profit prospects are priced in, but instead that the broader market is merely enduring a period of nervousness.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

In the A.I. age, Maggie Hennessy asserts, sparring with a grouchy maître d’ over the phone is part of what makes dining out great.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

The special permit waives the Texas-based company’s compliance with a federal pipeline regulation and asserts that the federal agency has oversight of the oil venture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

“Your aunt and Candace will meet each other—another time,” Dad asserts.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

But builders have asserted that contracts and warranties signed with homeowners shield them from liability for the claims and that often mold problems are the fault of poor maintenance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

He asserted that these were inflated by his co-author to generate book sales.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

"No vote in an international organisation can change history," he asserted.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

The Border Patrol agent allegedly asserted that he had “facial recognition” and that his “body cam” was recording and he threatened her with arrest if she further “impeded” the agents’ work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The accompanying story asserted that an unnamed eastern college had approached Bolles just hours after the freshman race.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

But President Claudia Sheinbaum refused to comply, asserting that U.S. authorities did not provide sufficient proof of his alleged crimes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The ICC expressed concern over those withdrawals, asserting that such countries risked undermining the collective pursuit of justice.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

“People wait their whole life to find their calling,” Casey’s teacher tells her about the scholarship, asserting that a natural fluency in science means it must be her destiny.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

But it fell apart amid Iranian attacks on ships aimed at asserting Tehran’s control over the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Hawaiian chiefs were typical of chiefs elsewhere, in asserting divinity, divine descent, or at least a hotline to the gods.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond