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Synonyms for aver

to put into words positively and with conviction

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Synonyms for aver

report or maintain

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

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He averred that the late King, Nana Nkwantabisa I, lived in the said building with his wife and children during his reign as his private residence.
'This is because, despite the fact that he didn't win Delta in 2015, he still solved the security issues in the state caused by the Niger Delta Avengers,' Uduaghan averred.
He averred the police have broken the backbone of terrorists.
Bush averred, "shows one the way to self-giving, to love our neighbors as we would want to be loved."
In a videotaped interview released in December, Osama bin Laden averred that terrorism would lead Americans into an "unbearable hell and a choking life." Darned if he hasn't succeeded; at least I'm choking as the security matron disassembles my submarine sandwich to search for switchblades hidden among the salami.
A Pakistani journalist recently averred that closer economic ties between contiguous Indian and Pakistani territories was a clever Indian ploy to inveigle Islamabad into confederation with New Delhi.
Although the ace salesman in "The Music Man" averred that "you gotta know the territory" before you can sell effectively, the deal-makers knew very little about their health care territory.
This should call for sober reflection,' Itewo had averred.
Reacting to Gandhi's remark, the ministry said that the matter has been verified and the officer in question has specifically averred that he did not have any such conversation with Gandhi at any point of time.
The federal government is giving no weight to the wishes of the tribal people, but is only interested in implementing the US agenda , which is unacceptable to them, he averred. He alleged the federal government is making decisions in haste on the future status of Fata as the bill of extending the courts' jurisdiction to the tribal belt was passed clandestinely, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said.
"What I'm telling you is, the role of government is to create an environment where people from all walks of life have a chance to realize their dream," averred the president.
He averred that the Ways and Means Committee's bill would significantly enhance the competitiveness of American companies vis-a-vis foreign companies.
Senator Kashamu in affidavit sworn to and filed before the court averred that in a newspaper publication: titled 'Kasamu: FG demands fresh US request for extradition suit, ' wherein the Attorney General of the Federation was reported to have said that 'the US Government has been told to make a fresh request for the Senator after the former extradition proceedings were dismissed.
Summary: Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [Iindia], Aug 14 (ANI): After Union Minister Ananth Kumar said that Uttar Pradesh lacks the infrastructure to conduct the Aero Show, Aviation Minister of the State, Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, on Tuesday averred that his state is capable of hosting the show.