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
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
The Israeli government denies accusations of widespread torture asserting that it complies with standards of international law.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
That he spent a good deal of time asserting his own vision of the exposition’s landscape is also beyond doubt, especially his belief that the Wooded Island should remain entirely free of conspicuous man-made structures.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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