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assert

[uh-surt] / əˈsɜrt /


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It deployed early-warning radar systems and built weather stations to assert sovereignty and get reliable forecasts for military operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The abolitionists also assert that women should be punished not for abortion but for homicide.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

I was careful not to formally assert the level of causation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

How a former and sitting chair would coexist, how markets would interpret any disagreement between them, and how Warsh would assert authority in that environment are all open questions.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 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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