Collocations withassertion
These are words often used in combination withassertion.
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bold assertion
Many nuances are thus lost in the bold assertion quoted above.
From theCambridge English Corpus
confident assertion
The fog of uncertainty inhibited confident assertion that his administration was on the right economic course.
From theCambridge English Corpus
dogmatic assertion
It must be known that there is no objective reason to justify such a dogmatic assertion of complacency.
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mere assertion
Ultimately, the issue at stake is not the mere assertion that gender matters in global assembly but why it does and why it does so in such varied forms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
sweeping assertion
Secondly, our interviews suggest that such a sweeping assertion of civil service support is misguided; the picture needs to be disaggregated.
From theCambridge English Corpus
unsupported assertion
As a result, many of these conclusions appear to be no more than either anecdote, the author's unsupported assertion, or idle speculation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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