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

For every person we get out, there are scores in the same facility, with the same rights, and no one to assert them.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Few performers have turned to the courts to assert their rights.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Third parties can also file briefs with the court to assert their own arguments; these are known as “friend of the court” or amicus curiae briefs.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

In contrast, once food can be stockpiled, a political elite can gain control of food produced by others, assert the right of taxation, escape the need to feed itself, and engage full-time in political activities.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond