as in assertion
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
once the delegates had made the declaration that the colonies were henceforth independent of Great Britain, their fate was sealed
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Recent Examples of declaration
Seresin sees these declarations as performance, which isn’t quite fair; dating can be a hellscape, and sexist expectations don’t help.
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Thus, a festival that began with a declaration that cinema and politics were two different things concluded by demonstrating that, in fact, they are inextricably intertwined.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
To me this was a declaration of total war.
—Paul Karrer, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
Michaels, 81, has not made any declarations of his intent, but Prime Video could look to start anew in its Thursday night booth, with Herbstreit’s deal up at the end of the 2026 season.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Thus, a festival that began with a declaration that cinema and politics were two different things concluded by demonstrating that, in fact, they are inextricably intertwined.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
To me this was a declaration of total war.
—Paul Karrer, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
Michaels, 81, has not made any declarations of his intent, but Prime Video could look to start anew in its Thursday night booth, with Herbstreit’s deal up at the end of the 2026 season.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for declaration
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Richards and the governor’s office pushed back on false assertions that Newsom and his wife, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, were stealing money from the state through her office that same day.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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This Bond-song assertion is not based on insider information, or some silly predictors’ market.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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That claim was undercut by Pentagon briefers who acknowledged to congressional staff Sunday that Tehran was not planning to attack US forces or bases in the region unless Israel attacked first.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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However, no official confirmation has been provided to support that claim.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic, according to a story in The Atlantic, was particularly concerned about the Pentagon using its technology for this kind of analysis and that its insistence on curtailing that use case was one of the major stumbling blocks to breaking its deadlock with the DOW.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Much of the disagreement centers on Iran’s insistence on enriching uranium on its own soil.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Deeper challenges China's policy announcements will be scrutinized for details on consumer stimulus, such as expanding trade-in subsidies, and any incremental support for the struggling property market.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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The announcement reflected Paris’ efforts to strengthen Europe’s security independence and deterrence amid questions about Washington’s commitments to the continent.—
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3 Mar. 2026
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Osuna, who’d only played 57 games above Single-A before last season, debuted with the Rangers nearly three months to the day of Bochy’s initial proclamation.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The proclamation paid tribute to the San Dieguito Surf Team’s deep legacy that goes back to the 1940s, fostering surf legends such as Linda Benson, Don Hansen, Cori Schumacher and Rob Machado.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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