asserted
Example Sentences
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Italian border police stopped him, and Lee asserted asylum, claiming that prosecutors were seeking his death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"No child should be placed in circumstances where returning to his father's homeland could mean being drawn into hostility and conflict," Kemigisa asserted in a post on X.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Smithsonian asserted it had control over personnel matters, but Sajet later resigned, citing the museum's best interests.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 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
“Nobody would tell,” he asserted with a straight face.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
