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[uh-surt] / əˈsɜrt /


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Iran last month created the Persian Gulf Strait Authority as it tries to assert dominance over the waterway.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Many of the companies assert that their products are nutritious, and they may be.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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

In place of the old system, Wanner said, have arisen “new ways of transmitting advantage that are beginning to assert themselves.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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