assert
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The parliament elected Joseph Aoun as president, and the U.S. hailed the opportunity for the government to assert its sovereignty and disarm the militant group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Iran last month created the Persian Gulf Strait Authority as it tries to assert dominance over the waterway.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
But his program has been hampered by numerous court rulings on the grounds that those targeted must be able to assert their due process rights.
From Barron's • May 22, 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
In fact, it was up to them to claim, to assert, their own worth, their own value.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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