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assertive

[uh-sur-tiv] / əˈsɜr tɪv /


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In this case, the Met believes they can keep both events separate and contained using their "most assertive" powers.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Why don’t I take an active, assertive role more often?

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“OPEC does not fit with this bold, assertive, independent U.A.E. anymore,” said Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a prominent Emirati political scientist.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

A new chair with a more assertive posture could shift the internal dynamics at the Fed in ways the markets haven’t yet presumed.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Between moves, she bites her lips, but she’s assertive and I have to be quick, defending.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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