Assert
Assert verb - To state clearly and strongly.
Try
Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In it, Annie uses a series of Flashbacks to try and assert that she and Jeff are in a torrid Will They or Won't They?
Source: Take That, Audience! - Less Bad/Neutral: You escape from the lockdown, finding out that your families have been captured by the government, and angels are starting to try and assert control over mankind.
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They try to assert that they're there by choice, but neither the characters nor the audience believes them.
Source: Armor-Piercing Question
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