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assert

[uh-surt] / əˈsɜrt /


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"We cannot assert that these returns are sustainable, but they are a signal, and signals require investment to become something lasting," Goodstein said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Wednesday’s deal, like previous ceasefire agreements, calls for the disarmament of Hezbollah and for the Lebanese military to assert control across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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

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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