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EU officials have asserted that the risks for Belgium of a successful legal challenge are small -- an argument rebutted by the straight-talking De Wever.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

"I've seen modern rubber ones. So if that's true, they should have asserted copyright."

From BBC • May 4, 2024

Homeless authorities have asserted that they have readied resources to immediately identify and find appropriate shelter for families with children on Skid Row.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024

From the start, defense lawyers have asserted that the Vatican City State’s legal code has deprived their clients of basic rights afforded defendants in other modern countries.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Any one of them would have asserted emphatically that he was having a fine time.

From The Auto Boys' Quest by Braden, James A. (James Andrew)