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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Noun
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Gates made a powerful declaration with his final postgame news conference of the season.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026 -
The lawsuit says that HHS' declaration seeks to coerce providers to stop providing gender-affirming care and circumvent legal requirements for policy changes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Lambermont pushed back on the assertion that data centers are squarely to blame for rising electricity bills.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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The climate-change assertion also has validity, according to the United Nations.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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The president's insistence on the bill, and an energized push from the GOP base, has put pressure on Thune.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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One of the greatest threats to public education in Chicago is the union itself and its wrongheaded insistence that CPS focus on political activism over academics.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Failure to do so could lead to a breach of fiduciary duty claim against individual board members for failure to enforce the governing documents.—
Howard Dakoff,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Journalists saw in them a powerful tool to hold the government to account on public claims or to report on important trends.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Asseveration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asseveration. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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