asserted

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Work on another nuclear-powered missile, the Burevestnik, and a nuclear-powered torpedo was "in its final stages", Putin asserted.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Regulators and global watchdogs have repeatedly asserted that hantavirus is unlikely to reach the same scale of public-health risk as Covid-19.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The U.A.E.’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs declined to comment on the strikes but pointed to previous statements in which it asserted its right to respond—including militarily—to hostile acts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

A sports business blogger named Joe Pompliano appealed for someone to “please explain marginal tax rates to Kelsey Plum,” and asserted that the one extra dollar would cost her not $13,000, but 13 cents.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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