The phrase "asserted recently" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a statement or claim that has been made or declared not long ago.
Example: "The scientist asserted recently that climate change is accelerating at an alarming rate."
Alternatives: "claimed recently" or "stated recently".
"It wasn't priced aggressively enough," she asserted recently.
His spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, asserted recently: "There are no fundraising concerns whatsoever.
WALTER VELTRONI, leader of Italy's main opposition Democratic Party (PD), asserted recently that his was a "party of good people".
In other words, it was not hired "to find out what the hell was going on," as Rupert Murdoch asserted recently, Harbottle & Lewis said.
Clinton traces her loss directly to Comey; she asserted recently that if the election had been held on October 27th, "I would be your President".
Telling the truth is not just a problem for the White House, Ms. Malkin asserted recently, before attacking Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.
The government, which owns 36.9% of the firm, seems barely to have changed its view, asserting recently that it intends to keep a controlling stake.With two such recent reminders of how privatisation can disappoint, the timing of Enel's flotation is looking especially bad.
PEPPERED as we are by government warnings about the potential health hazards of eating and drinking just about everything, it was refreshing (and perplexing) to see a widely respected food writer assert recently that "people are unnecessarily afraid of bacteria" in the kitchen.
Concerns about government intimidation tactics prompted Roger Noriega, the United States assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, to assert recently that the opposition had collected enough signatures the first time around and that Venezuela could be ousted from the Organization of American States if the government blocked a referendum.
Hardin has repeatedly asserted, most recently at the trial, that McNamee was a serial fabricator.
The controller projects the city's budget deficit for the coming year at $712 million, though the mayor's office has asserted more recently that the shortfall is now only about $380 million.
