asserted
Example Sentences
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“So correct me if I’m wrong. There’s also people who don’t want to” become citizens, Hilton asserted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 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
Yousef Pezeshkian, the president’s son and adviser, asserted in August, “Our survival does not depend on enrichment. We won’t die if we don’t enrich uranium.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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
“I was the victim and the victor,” he asserted, much as generations of American plunderers had asserted before.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
