assert
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During the Tanker War of the 1980s, Iran used missiles, mines and speed boats to assert its control over the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Mattammal said he’s focused on curriculum, job readiness, data collection and analysis and on promoting innovation, although all the candidates would assert earnestness in these arenas.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
All he needed was for someone to show up and assert his constitutional rights.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Few performers have turned to the courts to assert their rights.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
The instincts of the military wife were beginning to assert themselves, the old efficiency of stealing away from temporary homes and entering the bloodstream of highways heading to new quarters.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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