assert
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Kim wields more agency than before and is determined to assert more autonomy during policy discussions with his Chinese guest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Iran last month created the Persian Gulf Strait Authority as it tries to assert dominance over the waterway.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Uthmeier’s theory would render this presumption unconstitutional, because it allows a non-biological father to assert parentage while severing the biological father’s claim to the child.
From Slate • May 13, 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
He paused, and for a moment assumed again his air of a schoolmaster questioning a promising pupil: “How does one man assert his power over another, Winston?”
From "1984" by George Orwell
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