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assert

[uh-surt] / əˈsɜrt /


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"We want Europe to assert its ambition in crewed spaceflight," he said.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

“The government totally could assert itself and implement safeguards.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Central Command, a significant escalation as the fight to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz intensifies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 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

The one determined to assert her independence and throw her arms around life.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

Raman, who was recently endorsed by DSA’s L.A. chapter, asserts that fixing street lights and potholes isn’t an ideological endeavor, however, and — not unlike Pratt — has framed herself as an agent for change.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Customers weren't "ready" for robot-made pizza, he asserts.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

But like its creator, Schoenbrun’s film asserts that media can be integral to personal identity.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

And yet out of all the savagery and destruction, Mr. Winder asserts, also came the distinctive intermingling of customs, cultures and ideas that marked the future of all three river regions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

“You’re hiding something,” Autumn asserts with eyes of steel.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

The item asserted that some Medicare and Medicaid cancer patients wait longer for treatment than those with private insurance.

From Los Angeles Times 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

“I’m the best friend you’ve got and you don’t even know it,” he asserted belligerently, and walked out of the chaplain’s tent.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

All of them have top-flight or international experience, as well as physicality to their game, but even those additions did little to prevent Arsenal from asserting their superiority on Friday night.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

“Noel Tata has been in some sense pushing for change, asserting himself,” said Kavil Ramachandran, a professor at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 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

Bikitsha protested, asserting there was no contraband in the suitcase.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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