assertion

Example Sentences

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Federal officials have alleged it was an act of self-defense when Good drove her vehicle toward an officer — an assertion under dispute.

From Los Angeles Times

The family of Alejandro Carranza Medina, 42, who was killed on September 15, rejected assertions there were drugs on his vessel and said he was a fisherman doing his job on the open sea.

From Barron's

“That anticipation of higher refunds has become a key factor for many bullish assertions among investors,” said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers.

From MarketWatch

Not so long ago, few Spaniards would have queried that assertion.

From BBC

His address - which lasted for more than an hour - contained a number of false assertions which BBC Verify has been looking at.

From BBC