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assert

Definition for assert

verb as in insist, declare, maintain

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Chiles’ lawyers asserted that any delays were the fault of CAS, which sent all correspondence to Chiles to an invalid email address that indicated to the sender that the emails didn’t reach her.

But ministers have been attempting to assert more control over regulators and other parts of the state to achieve the government's goals, above all boosting the country's sluggish economy.

From BBC

Frequently photographed by Terry Richardson for Purple, she asserts that he was never inappropriate with her.

"The external security agency has asserted that the allegation that this flaw could have provided access to large amounts of patients' data is categorically false."

From BBC

The typical response to such statistics is to assert that trans women and girls dominate athletic competitions, ruining the sport for everyone else involved.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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