asserted
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“As is our regular practice, we send copyright notices to unauthorized websites that post copyrighted content from CBS and our network/studio talent,” the spokesperson asserted, insisting the copyright enforcement was simply routine intellectual-property protection.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
CEO Robert Davis asserted earlier this year that the company had been building a “patent wall” to cover new indications and drug combinations, with some patents extended to 2029.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Instead, he asserted that because the statute said only that a person could refuse to operate a vehicle and Maddin had operated the vehicle, he wasn’t protected.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
He has instead asserted that Raman and Bass are ganging up against him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
In her enormously self-serving and revisionist autobiography, she asserted that she agreed to make the film only after Hitler promised to keep Goebbels at bay.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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