assert
verb (used with object)
to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver.
is asserting
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present progressiveof assert (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I don't think any lower courts, so any Belfast courts, are going to depart from the position that the UK Supreme Court is asserting."
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
In a mild surprise, Abel is asserting control over virtually all of Berkshire’s $300 billion equity portfolio.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
The Musqueam Indian Band and the Tsawwassen First Nation have appealed the decision and said Cowichan is asserting title to land and fishing rights that belong to them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Newsom said at a Los Angeles conference in May that “the biggest mistake” politicians can make is asserting themselves “without first seeking to understand.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
The United States is asserting its sovereign power to regulate commerce and to control the navigable waters within its jurisdiction.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin
