assert

Example Sentences

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The abolitionists also assert that women should be punished not for abortion but for homicide.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Arbitrators declined to award any relief and found that Overdeck’s and Siegel’s “over-the-top efforts to assert claims against each other” hurt their credibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

How a former and sitting chair would coexist, how markets would interpret any disagreement between them, and how Warsh would assert authority in that environment are all open questions.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The platforms assert they function as superior mechanisms for discovering what people really think compared to traditional opinion polls.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

In place of the old system, Wanner said, have arisen “new ways of transmitting advantage that are beginning to assert themselves.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times