asserted
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He made plain in his book that the triumph of Western liberal democracy was far from complete, even as he asserted that it was the high point of mankind’s ideological evolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The defense ministry has asserted the legality of its operations in Guaviare.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
But the Spanish second seed asserted his authority to win 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-2 against world number 72 Faria in the New York night session.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The majority concluded that her asserted injury probably does not cross Article 3’s threshold.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
By July of 1955 he had reached, on the trek to Worcester, a small Kansas town, Phillipsburg, and there “fate,” in the form of “bad company,” asserted itself.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
