as in declaration
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
despite the reporter's asseverations about journalistic integrity, there is little doubt that he is guilty of fabricating a number of details in his stories
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Given the unmet expectations from 2024 — and other recent seasons before that — the wait-and-see approach is almost always more advisable than making grand declarations about the Bears’ future. True or false?—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025 -
This won’t stop the market from trading each flash headline about the cadence and scope of tariffs, the breadth of any immigrant deportation plans and sundry deregulatory declarations.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Yet those assertions feel hollow for homeowners whose own, often extensive, mitigation spending is routinely ignored by insurance companies.—
Carmen Balber,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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For Black creators, saying no is not just a rejection of misaligned opportunities but also an assertion of their value and boundaries.—
Lyric Christian,
Essence,
16 Jan. 2025
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On the one side stood religious fundamentalism with its insistence on a literal reading of scripture and submission to institutional authority; on the other stood scientific naturalism with its insistence that only empirical methods were valid routes to knowledge.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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But Trump’s insistence on personal submission, and his distrust of the very administrative state he is charged with directing, is decidedly anti-administration.—
Russell Muirhead,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Chinese Mission to the African Union has not yet responded to CNN’s request for comment on the claim China does not prioritize democracy and human rights protections in its dealings with African states.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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But my newfound understanding of the claims can and will change how those works affect me today, and tomorrow.—
Glen Weldon,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Asseveration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asseveration. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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