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as in to declare
to state clearly and strongly
a superpatriot who is never afraid to assert her allegiance to flag and country
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as in to argue
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
asserted that a new roof would be necessary if the church was to remain open
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as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
vigorously asserted that what passes for art these days is absolute rubbish
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Recent Examples of assert
That age of soaring prosperity ended, the president went on to assert, when the Wilson Administration replaced high tariffs with the income tax.
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Though Britain extended its territorial waters in 1987, thus enveloping Sealand, the micronation has continued to assert its sovereignty under the Bates family.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
Meanwhile, Kallmann asserts that his father, Hartmut, always maintained that the family art collection had been intact when the Nazi’s rose to power, and all the family’s belongings were stolen soon after.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
Guild expressly did not assert a CUTSA claim against CCM, presumably to avoid limiting its claims against CCM.
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Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Though Britain extended its territorial waters in 1987, thus enveloping Sealand, the micronation has continued to assert its sovereignty under the Bates family.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
Meanwhile, Kallmann asserts that his father, Hartmut, always maintained that the family art collection had been intact when the Nazi’s rose to power, and all the family’s belongings were stolen soon after.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
Guild expressly did not assert a CUTSA claim against CCM, presumably to avoid limiting its claims against CCM.
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Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
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Staghorn coral are in peril and were declared functionally extinct in Florida in 2025 by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Coral Reef Watch.
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But it was finally declared victorious after yearslong court battles.
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Srebnick, however, argued that the crash was a tragic accident — and did not amount to a crime.
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While some experts say the government should be involved in conversations about AI safety, others argue the result could stifle the industry.
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Rodríguez rejected those accusations, insisting authorities mobilized immediately.
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Even with some international teams packing up to go home, Rodríguez late Thursday insisted that the government was not winding down rescue efforts.
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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states may ban trans athletes from girls and women’s teams, affirming policies in 27 states.
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The last chapters of Jones’s book are filled with meditations on mortality that are both life affirming and sweet.
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Shopping for cannabis based solely on THC percentage is fundamentally flawed, experts contend.
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Her attorneys contend the defendants used the litigation to portray her as dishonest, intimidate potential witnesses, fuel a public relations campaign against her and drive up the cost of her legal defense.
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Plaintiffs claimed that Disney’s carriage agreements required streaming platforms to include ESPN in base channel packages, limiting the ability of competitors to offer cheaper bundles.
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My dear friend has been in communication with someone online (and by phone) who claims to be a famous celebrity.
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Pinned to their random assortment of hats were scrawled, handmade signs proclaiming liberty or death.
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On September 25, 1975, Roy Bates proclaimed Sealand’s constitution.
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With no energy available to warm the planet to these temperatures, the team reasoned that the temperature must be a residual effect of prior warming either from being engulfed by the red giant or during an inward migration.
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The second is reasoning intelligence, the layer that looks at a task, breaks it into steps and figures out how to do it, including things like making a judgement call on whether an object will be heavy or light.
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“Assert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assert. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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