Talk:claim

demand attention
to force somebody to give attention Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:06, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Nonsynonymous with "allege, assert, declare, maintain, say, etc."
"claim + that-clause" should not be used as a mere synonym for allege, assert, declare, maintain, say, etc., but should contain an element of argued contention. --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:14, 10 August 2021 (UTC)