asserted

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Jefferies analysts asserted that quantum should be viewed as a national security asset, adding that “drivers, funders and applications will inevitably be heavily government-influenced” in both the U.S. and in China.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 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

In written remarks prepared for the hearing, Gabbard had asserted those attacks "obliterated" Iran's nuclear enrichment programme, and Iran had made "no efforts" to rebuild it.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“I’m the best friend you’ve got and you don’t even know it,” he asserted belligerently, and walked out of the chaplain’s tent.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller