asserted

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Ahead of the vote, Trump again asserted that negotiations to end the war are going "very well" and could be finalised this weekend.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Sumner asserted that “the true idea of a Republic” is that “all the citizens have an equal voice in government.”

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The government had plausible defenses that it never asserted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

CEO Robert Davis asserted earlier this year that the company had been building a “patent wall” to cover new indications and drug combinations, with some patents extended to 2029.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“The natural dominance of the master again asserted itself without pretension,” wrote Van Brunt, “and we once more became his willing and happy pupils.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson