asserting

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Spokesman Kush Desai called my questions “both a stupid and out-of-touch take,” asserting that the accounts are “already shaping up to make a generational difference for working-class children.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In a mild surprise, Abel is asserting control over virtually all of Berkshire’s $300 billion equity portfolio.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

“The IRS will definitely be emboldened to be more aggressive in asserting economic substance arguments,” said Robert Kovacev, an attorney at Miller & Chevalier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Supporters of Thomas defended the remarks as part of a broader critique of government overreach, suggesting he was drawing philosophical parallels rather than asserting a direct causal relationship.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

The occasional dissenter accuses me of betraying my fellow officers and being a rat, asserting that “what goes on in corrections should stay in corrections.”

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover