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How to use the word ASSERTED in a Sentence?

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So, you know, I would have to say that this video illustrates images that I've never seen in my career before perpetrated by police officers. You know, for me, it was beyond Rodney King. For me, it was beyond George Floyd. Just the manner in which these officers physically asserted themselves to Mr. Nichols. And even the aggression with language was appalling.

Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

You probably could say that, give Chicago credit, they were really physical. They pushed us off the line, off our spots a little bit. I think we were begging a little bit for some calls there. ... They really asserted themselves and got out in transition, and we just never really closed the gap after that (15-0) run.

Fred VanVleet

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The Supreme Court in Nixon v. GSA was explicit that when it comes to evaluating the interests of the executive branch, when that call is made by the incumbent president… the interests asserted by the former president is diminished, counts for something.

Patricia Millett

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.

Christopher Hitchens

added by scottholstad
2 years ago

Plaintiffs asserted that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS) failed to timely discover that the shooter was a person prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm, plaintiffs alleged that because of this delay, the shooter was able to purchase the handgun that he used to commit the atrocity.

The Justice Department

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Eugene Sibick detention to date was not -- as has been asserted publicly -- a disgrace to our country.

District Judge Amy Berman Jackson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

An article in Washington Post recently asserted that one word was mistranslated thousands of years ago in an Exodus 21 passage about miscarriage, and this is why so many Christians believe life begins at conception, i disagree.

Franklin Graham

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I broadly do. I support the President's intentionality. I support his call to finish the job, we have the solution to this pandemic. Now we have to complete the task, we have to finish the job. And that is what the President asserted, a little more formally. I applaud him for that.

Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Judge Castel's decision acknowledges what we have asserted from the beginning, that viewers of' When They See Us' believe that Defendants' utterly false and defamatory portrayal of Linda Fairstein as' a central villain' in' When They See Us' has a basis in truth, we are glad that Linda Fairstein now has the opportunity to pursue Linda Fairstein claims with respect to five critical scenes in the series that falsely depict Ms. Fairstein engaging in coercive and discriminatory conduct in order to build a case against innocent young men of color.

Judge Castel

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Dennis White has repeatedly asserted that the domestic violence allegations against Dennis White are false, but Dennis White stated in Dennis White hearing and during the investigation that Dennis White has hit and pushed members of Dennis White household, the allegations and evidence of this behavior raised serious questions about Dennis White fitness to lead the Boston Police Department. And Dennis White's actions in recent weeks, have done even more to erode public trust in Dennis White judgment and ability to lead.

Kim Janey

Found on CNN
2 years ago

North Carolina Rep.-elect Madison Cawthorn told Fox News in mid-December. North Carolina Rep.-elect Madison Cawthorn asserted that Raphael Warnock.

Raphael Warnock

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The English-centric idea of union was fostered as part of the imperial Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the truth is that old idea of the union lost its sense of purpose decades ago. And in that time, the other parts of the union asserted their identity( or in Northern Ireland, identities). If government really wants the union to survive, it has to be a partnership between all the nations.

John Denham

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Aviation officials were surprised at the pilots' decision — particularly because in their transmission to air traffic control when they requested return, the pilots asserted that they would not need to dump fuel.

Les Abend

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It asserted that it had taken significant steps to improve the health and welfare of State Department explosive detection canines provided to Jordan and, moreover, stated that the program had to continue, regardless of these health and welfare concerns, due to ongoing national security issues in the region, however, the death of two canines from non-natural causes — namely, hyperthermia and poisoning — since June 2019 raises serious questions about the Department's contention that it has taken adequate steps to protect their health and safety.

Inspector General -LRB- OIG -RRB-

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I stated to Amb. Sondland that Gordon Sondland statements were inappropriate, that the request to investigate Hunter Biden and Donald Trump son had nothing to do with national security, and that such investigations were not something the NSC was going to get involved in or push. Capitol Hill then entered the room and asserted to Amb. Sondland that his statements were inappropriate.

Alexander Vindman

Found on CNN
4 years ago

What I'm not going to let you all do is take the focus off the problem, no one -- no one -- has asserted my son did a single thing wrong. No one has asserted that I have done anything wrong except The President.

Hunter Biden

Found on CNN
4 years ago

There iszero, zero, zero, zeroevidence of any assertion being made, nobody has ever asserted that I did anything wrong except he [ President Trump ] and whats that fellows name -- Rudy Hootie.

Hunter Biden

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

The company denies that it or its subsidiary or affiliate have committed any of the asserted violations of The United States law set forth in each of the indictments.

The United

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I was looking forward to asking Secretary Ross why Secretary Ross misled me during Secretary Ross last appearance, one year ago, when Secretary Ross asserted that Commerce Department was' the one who made the request' to include a controversial citizenship question on the Census.

Patrick Leahy

Found on CNN
5 years ago

UNC asserted that although courses were created and graded by an office secretary, student-athletes completed their own work. Here, by contrast, Missouri acknowledged that Yolanda Kumar completed student-athletes work and, in most instances, this conduct violated its honor code.

David Roberts

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The company denies that it or its subsidiary or affiliate have committed any of the asserted violations of United States law set forth in each of the indictments.

United States

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The company denies that it or its subsidiary or affiliate have committed any of the asserted violations of Mark Warner law set forth in each of the indictments, is not aware of any wrongdoing by Ms. Meng, and believes the Mark Warner courts will ultimately reach the same conclusion.

Mark Warner

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The company denies that it or its subsidiary or affiliate have committed any of the asserted violations of United States law set forth in each of the indictments, is not aware of any wrongdoing by Ms. Meng, and believes the United States courts will ultimately reach the same conclusion.

United States

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The President has asserted that torture works, do you agree with that statement ?

Kamala Harris

Found on CNN
5 years ago

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