asserted
Example Sentences
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The president has asserted that the new ballroom was needed to accommodate grand parties and state visits and would improve security.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
But as the conflict has worn on, and Tehran has asserted control it didn’t have before over global energy flows in the strait, his priorities appear to have shifted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The payments are due to begin in 2027, "in exchange for a full release of all claims the US states and territories asserted against it and its affiliates", the Basel-based group said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
It “seems to me a fine time to be alive, in this age of falling walls,” she asserted.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Only one allele had asserted itself in the hybrid, forcing the other variant trait to vanish.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
