asserted

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on April 3, the State Department asserted that they were the Iranian general’s grand-niece and niece.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Presented with a detailed list of this article’s findings, Rachel Cauley, the OMB’s communications director, asserted that “this story is false because it speculates about policies that have not yet been decided.”

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Mr. Fair asserted that “there is no question that what we learned from informants saved lives.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

There isn’t evidence of meaningful capital rotation from private to public BDCs just yet but “the set-up is compelling,” the firm asserted.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The geometrical centre of the globe and its centre of gravity were, he asserted, one and the same.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton