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A White House official, in a statement, said that “any assertion Washington D.C. construction projects had anything to do with a decision about El Salvador TPS are false.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

His assertion appears to conflate U.S. exports with broader North American shipments, a substantial share of which originate in Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

He spoke of an "episode in which numerous actors and interests converge", doubling down on his assertion that hoaxes and rumours spread by social media had sparked the crisis.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

In response to questions about whether the release supported the president’s assertion, the White House responded with a link to a social media post by U.S.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

Early on, he seemed to accept Lyme’s assertion that the entrances couldn’t be taken, and dropped out of the conversation entirely.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Department statistics confirm those assertions and also show that last year, property crimes were broadly down from 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Tuchel refuted assertions his decision to recall Palmer and Alexander-Arnold was an admission he'd got his World Cup squad wrong.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

This should not be viewed as vindictive because “the government was seeking to protect the public and confirm its prior assertions about Abrego’s criminal activity,” prosecutors wrote.

From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026

Anthony Fauci’s diaries tell us what we already knew: Behind every public official’s confident assertions is a fallible human being.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

These maps were originally intended as tools for sailors, not assertions of European supremacy; they look like ideological statements only to people who do not use them for navigation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton