assertion
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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
In response to questions about whether the release supported the president’s assertion, the White House responded with a link to a social media post by U.S.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Asked whether he would say sorry for his "disrespectful behaviour" in parliament on Tuesday, the Australian leader said: "I reject the assertion in the question."
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
From some of the nation’s leading scientists would come denunciations of Oppenheimer, veiled and overt, among them Edward Teller’s assertion that “I personally would feel more secure if public matters would rest in other hands.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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
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
Lawyers for George Cottrell said he "categorically disputes allegations and assertions made by the Sunday Times" in relation to his financial help for Farage.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
New Agers make all sorts of existence assertions: that ESP exists, that there have been instances of spoon bending, that spirits abound, that there are aliens among us, etc.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing assertion
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