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assertion

[uh-sur-shuhn] / əˈsɜr ʃən /


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But despite Nvidia boss Jensen Huang's assertion that homes will soon contain AI supercomputers, the race is still on to develop an ubiquitous, one-size-fits-all intelligent device.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Meta said the assertion it was restricting Wynn-Williams' freedom of speech or trying to silence her "is not what's happening here".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The assertion that Asian Americans and other nonwhite immigrants don’t “assimilate”—a freighted term, to be sure—is both easy and hard to refute.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

“The assertion of that principle, at that time, was the word, ‘fitly spoken’ which has proved an ‘apple of gold,’” Lincoln wrote in a private memorandum.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

I could see the white cupola, the round stupid assertion of the clock.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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