assertion

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The stock’s decline also dovetails with a U.S. government appeal of a federal court ruling in September of 2024 that rejected tougher remedies to the assertion that it holds a monopoly in online search.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

You might roll your eyes at the quasi-hippie assertion, but 100 pages later, you will nod your head sagely in agreement.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

The editorial cites an assertion by American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Roger Pielke Jr. that parts of the chapter were ghost written by our colleague Michael Burger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But she did not read that assertion aloud.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The last assertion was promptly challenged by Logan Green, who undertook the cross-examination.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote