assert

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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

As most analysts see it, Beijing does not need a new law to assert its power across the country.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Anyone can assert their inquisitive expertise by the sole virtue of making the trip and setting up shop.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

The great arbitrage of the 21st century is to preserve openness without surrendering agency and to assert sovereignty without cutting oneself from technology, markets, and ideas.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

The one determined to assert her independence and throw her arms around life.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez