assert
Example Sentences
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The first is greater readiness in Beijing to assert its will.
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
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
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
I can safely assert she doesn’t go to my school.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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