assert itself
idiom
: to become apparent : to start to be clearly seen or known
Doubts about the value of the work began to assert themselves.
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As the country has continued to assert itself as a regional force, Ghafarian’s distrust hasn’t waned.
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Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
Fuller quit as a dismal pattern began to assert itself once again: she was never paid.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The world is dog-eat-dog, and the United States needs to assert itself as the biggest dog.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
Eager to assert itself as a peer of the Ivy League, and especially of Harvard, Stanford had decided to prove its liberal-arts bona fides by insisting that every department should require a writing class from its undergraduate majors.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
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Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
Fuller quit as a dismal pattern began to assert itself once again: she was never paid.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The world is dog-eat-dog, and the United States needs to assert itself as the biggest dog.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
Eager to assert itself as a peer of the Ivy League, and especially of Harvard, Stanford had decided to prove its liberal-arts bona fides by insisting that every department should require a writing class from its undergraduate majors.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
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“Assert itself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assert%20itself. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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