assert itself
idiom
: to become apparent : to start to be clearly seen or known
Doubts about the value of the work began to assert themselves.
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The potential Somali launch site is part of Turkey’s broader aspirations to assert itself in the global space race, traditionally dominated by major powers.
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Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
Hutchinson began to assert itself more in the second period and led 2-1 after Manny Pearce scored the first of his three goals on a power play four minutes into the frame.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 19 Feb. 2024
So Joe Biden is spending the waning days of his presidency making sure that the U.S.’s biggest economic rival won’t have the materials needed to assert itself in the rapidly developing technology field.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024
Instead, as political and economic challenges have arisen, the CCP’s response has been to assert itself and exercise its power.
—Margaret M. Pearson, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2022
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Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
Hutchinson began to assert itself more in the second period and led 2-1 after Manny Pearce scored the first of his three goals on a power play four minutes into the frame.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 19 Feb. 2024
So Joe Biden is spending the waning days of his presidency making sure that the U.S.’s biggest economic rival won’t have the materials needed to assert itself in the rapidly developing technology field.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024
Instead, as political and economic challenges have arisen, the CCP’s response has been to assert itself and exercise its power.
—Margaret M. Pearson, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2022
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“Assert itself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assert%20itself. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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