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The phrase "asserting that there was" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to indicate that someone is making a claim or statement about the existence of something.
Example: "The researcher is asserting that there was a significant correlation between the two variables in the study."
Alternatives: "claiming that there was" or "stating that there was".
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Why asserting that there was "no collusion" is misleading.
They threaten to disinherit anyone who sues — for example, asserting that there was some impropriety surrounding the will.
"That was known to everybody," he said, asserting that there was no unfair advantage over other bidders.
Asserting that there was some complacency in the U.A.W.'s leadership after Walter died in 1970, Sasha Reuther said that union officials focused more on continuing the great wages of the past than on keeping the automakers competitive.
The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Miss., noted that the governor had been on the radio this week asserting that there was hardly anyone in prison who didn't deserve to be there.
He said he was not worried about what Flynn might share now that he is cooperating with prosecutors, forcefully asserting that there was "absolutely no collusion" between his campaign and Russia.
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The 2005 WHO European Declaration on Mental Health famously asserts that: "There is no health without mental health.
Your editorial is wrong in asserting that there is not enough time for a decision.
Asserting that "there is simply too much to know" is a poor excuse for justifying ignorance.
Where I believe he strays into the unreasonable, is in asserting that there is none.
The media keep asserting that there is an anti-incumbent mood among the electorate.
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