assertion
Example Sentences
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HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said assertions about the department’s decisions are speculation until they are announced.
That simple assertion touches on a sensitive issue for both the conservative and liberal wings of the court.
From Los Angeles Times
But she did not read that assertion aloud.
From BBC
Often these vehicles must report the requests publicly through Securities and Exchange Commission filings, leading to headlines and assertions that a media-fueled frenzy has gripped the market.
Some went as far as suggesting they turn themselves into the police for their egregious assertions.
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