assertion
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As she says it, though, Jeon and co-star Cho Yeo-jeong are laughing — making the assertion rather harder to believe when it arrives in English from Korean via an interpreter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
He spoke of an "episode in which numerous actors and interests converge", doubling down on his assertion that hoaxes and rumours spread by social media had sparked the crisis.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The city’s determination stalling the project “is based on the false assertion that the active golf course, in the middle of a residential neighborhood, is habitat for mountain lions,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
She does not explain why it is, or what about her assertion is so indisputable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Bayona based his assertion on interviews with doctors and nurses working in government clinics.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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But to do so overlooks the thrilling, genuinely thorny assertions contained in several of the season’s best films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Tuchel refuted assertions his decision to recall Palmer and Alexander-Arnold was an admission he'd got his World Cup squad wrong.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A.I.’s most famous people have habits of making big, bold assertions about the technology and then softening them over time.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Neither of those assertions is grounded in scientific fact, and both have negative ramifications for women and children if they are followed.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Masondo could be a volatile fellow, and he was vehement in his assertions that no tigers had ever been found in Africa.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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