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assertion

[uh-sur-shuhn] / əˈsɜr ʃən /


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Pub historian Charo Havermans agreed with that assertion.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

A new element in some recent stories is the assertion that the wealthy are so financially straitened they’re cutting back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Darcy’s sources said Weiss’ objections were not confined to a single factual assertion but ranged far more broadly, and that some on the team were unsure the report would even air at all.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

SAL also urged the court to view Seaver’s assertion that he had been unable to find legal representation “with considerable skepticism.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

“You may well be surprised, Miss Bennet, at such an assertion, after seeing, as you probably might, the very cold manner of our meeting yesterday. Are you much acquainted with Mr. Darcy?”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

In separate documents filed as part of Mountbatten-Windsor's legal challenge against the warrants, he said: "These assertions were no more than speculation."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

But to do so overlooks the thrilling, genuinely thorny assertions contained in several of the season’s best films.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

This should not be viewed as vindictive because “the government was seeking to protect the public and confirm its prior assertions about Abrego’s criminal activity,” prosecutors wrote.

From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026

The company referred questions about the Cisneros assertions to Petróleos de Venezuela, the country’s state-run oil giant, which didn’t respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

But he went on to say that the defense would deny a number of the state’s assertions, including the contention that Umkhonto we Sizwe was the military wing of the ANC.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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