assertion
Example Sentences
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Roy, who has promised to turn the city attorney’s office into “the largest public interest law firm in the city,” targeting wage theft, tenant harassment and other issues, disputed Waldman’s assertion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
“We suspect this assertion of continued Iranian control over the strait will end up being symbolic in practice, but this is not a great outcome,” analysts at Wolfe Research said in a note.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
But I have to challenge his assertion that there is no policy solution to this crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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
To some, it was a liberating assertion of racial pride; to others, it announced the increasing importance of political rather than social goals in the ever-evolving battle for black progress.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing assertion
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