assert

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Kimberly Ann Polk was previously a substitute teacher in Montgomery County, Md., until the district enforced its policy to require addressing students with the pronouns of their asserted gender identities.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a statement Lord Doyle said Morton had repeatedly asserted his innocence at the time and only later changed his plea to guilty.

From BBC

"At the point of my campaigning support, Morton repeatedly asserted to all those who knew him his innocence, including initially in court," Lord Doyle said.

From BBC

Procedurally, it asserts that greenhouse gases should not be treated as pollutants in the traditional sense because their effects on human health are indirect and global rather than local.

From Barron's

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europe to assert itself on the world stage, saying it is time to start acting like a "power".

From BBC