1
as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
was tearfully averring his innocence
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as in to declare
to state clearly and strongly
averred that she didn't need any help choosing her own clothes
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Speaking from the Ohio Turnpike commission office in Swanton, National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy averred a V2X system might have made a difference.
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Ed Garsten, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The inspector general also averred that the program was understaffed and poorly managed.
—Raj M. Shah, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2022
On June 12, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the most popular Turkish prime minister of the last half century, marked his third straight electoral win by averring his leadership over not only Turkey but the entire region.
—Mustafa Akyol, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2011
Despite their early practice of noshing on Phil’s family, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club avers that there has only been one Phil since 1886.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
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Ed Garsten, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The inspector general also averred that the program was understaffed and poorly managed.
—Raj M. Shah, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2022
On June 12, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the most popular Turkish prime minister of the last half century, marked his third straight electoral win by averring his leadership over not only Turkey but the entire region.
—Mustafa Akyol, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2011
Despite their early practice of noshing on Phil’s family, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club avers that there has only been one Phil since 1886.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
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Regulators and safety advocates insist the reporting requirement is crucial to understanding how well the technology is working — and is necessary to hold carmakers accountable for deaths and injuries when the technology fails.Joel Rose, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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China has repeatedly insisted that its ability to influence the business is limited to operations outside the U.S. but the Chinese government would have to approve of any sale.Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Decades before sanctuary cities became a vigorous partisan debate, Sacramento declared itself as one of the first in America.Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
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Biden declared Thursday, Jan. 9 a national day of mourning for the 39th president of the United States.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against Capital One alleging the bank and its holding company cheated millions of customers out of more than $2 billion in interest payments.Karri Peifer, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Bondi served as an adviser on Trump's 2020 campaign, helping file a string of unsuccessful lawsuits alleging voter fraud and pushing to delegitimize vote counting in Pennsylvania.Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Giuliani has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and denies any wrongdoing, and continues to falsely assert there was widespread election fraud in 2020, which there is no evidence to support.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Vivier says modern rhinos can live and reproduce just fine without horns, which are used primarily by bulls to assert their dominance.Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
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The bills, allegedly out of sync with the film’s $10 million budget, began piling up, including, that source claimed, $122,000 for the Beatles’ shoes.K.J. Yossman, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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Last month, Cyclone Chido claimed the lives of more than 100 people in Mozambique and Malawi after devastating the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte and making landfall on mainland Africa.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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But at their end-of-season media availability to wrap up a 5-12 campaign, Bears Chairman George McCaskey and President Kevin Warren again professed their trust that Poles would help the Bears get back on track — at least in the short term.Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Cooper Koch is professing his love for boyfriend Stuart McClave.Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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It should be noted, too, that Houston wants to contend in 2025 and is still in search of another leverage reliever, even with Pressly still on the roster.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, many thought leaders and AI evangelists contend that predictive AI delivers greater returns than genAI.Eric Siegel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The vice president will read aloud the electoral votes, and then Congress counts each state's results to affirm Trump's victory.Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Still, American democracy has proven to be resilient, and Congress, the branch of government closest to the people, was coming together to affirm the choice of Americans.LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Aver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aver. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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