asserting
Example Sentences
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Iran last week created the Persian Gulf Strait Authority with the aim of asserting its dominance in the waterway.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
"Certainly for Ukraine, it was all about showing themselves as an independent Western, European country" while asserting opposition to Moscow, Jordan told AFP.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Councilmember Tim McOsker, who represents the 15th Council District, pinned the blame for the fire on Caltrans in an interview Wednesday, asserting that the agency failed on multiple fronts, including learning from past incidents.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
O'Neill said the prospect of nationalist parties winning elections to be held in Scotland and Wales next month showed that more people than ever were "asserting their desire for independence".
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Hawaiian chiefs were typical of chiefs elsewhere, in asserting divinity, divine descent, or at least a hotline to the gods.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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