as in declarations
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
a continued insistence that there was a massive cover-up by the government
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Noun
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The most recent presidential disaster declarations for Oklahoma, according to the Federal Register, are for wildfires in March 2025 and storms in November 2024.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Players and snaps added or lost are via the portal only (numbers do not include players lost due to exhausted eligibility or draft declarations).—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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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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Democrats urged her to speak on previous assertions that Renee Nicole Macklin Good and Alex Pretti, two Minnesota residents who federal immigration officials shot, were domestic terrorists.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Insistences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insistences. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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