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A White House official, in a statement, said that “any assertion Washington D.C. construction projects had anything to do with a decision about El Salvador TPS are false.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Leaders of a dozen newly minted Asian nations gathered there, in a powerful assertion of a new path, absent the heavy hand of the West.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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

Margaret Kochamma had moved out of her parents’ home a year ago, for no greater reason than a youthful assertion of independence.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

In a statement, a spokesperson for Lineage said the the LAFD’s report backed the company’s assertions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

A Bilt spokesperson said Warren’s assertions were “incorrect.”

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

This should not be viewed as vindictive because “the government was seeking to protect the public and confirm its prior assertions about Abrego’s criminal activity,” prosecutors wrote.

From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026

The company referred questions about the Cisneros assertions to Petróleos de Venezuela, the country’s state-run oil giant, which didn’t respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The reconstruction, published in newspapers and magazines around the world, elicited assertions that Indians had European ancestry.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann