Assert
Assert verb - To state clearly and strongly.
Need
Need verb - To have as a requirement.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Ginger's abrupt but inevitable entrance into puberty foreshadows the sisters' emerging conflict and Brigitte's need to assert her own identity.
Source: Film / Ginger Snaps - Large people tend to be less hyperactive and don't need to assert themselves physically the way smaller people do.
Source: Analysis / Gentle Giant - They could theoretically wait around until you start speaking again—at which point you would need to assert your desire to be silent and to have a lawyer again.
Source: Only Bad Guys Call Their Lawyers
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