reassert
Example Sentences
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The ensuing machinations would bore you to tears, but after only a year political gravity has reasserted itself.
But Berrettini refused to lose his grip on the contest, reasserting himself with another break before serving out his eighth straight win in the competition.
From BBC
The spirit of boldness that marked Broadway’s reopening in the wake of a once-in-a-century pandemic and widespread societal reckonings on equity, diversity and inclusion was still apparent, though bottom-line realities aggressively reasserted themselves.
From Los Angeles Times
By dodging inconvenient truths about the impacts of U.S. warfare on "the innocent," Bush was reasserting the usual pretenses of presidents who elide the actual human toll of their wars while predicting successful outcomes.
From Salon
As April began, above-average temperatures reasserted themselves while trees were locked and loaded.
From Washington Post
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