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refute(defend, uphold, prove, justify)
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request(verb, support, control, press, run)
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respond(verb, state, declare, cite)
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root for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, accept)
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say in defense(verb, expression, idiom, support)
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shield(defend, uphold, prove, mask)
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state(verb, hold, declare, yield)
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steer(verb, control, order, charge, run)
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stump for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, accept)
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validate(verb, support, state, accept)
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warrant(verb, support, favor, back)
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absolve(support, favor, defend, substantiate)
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accommodate(verb, support, promote, push)
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acknowledge(verb, state, declare, tell)
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acquit(support, favor, defend, substantiate)
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adduce(verb, state, declare, yield)
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administer(verb, control, run, direct)
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allegate(verb, state, tell, reveal)
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allege(verb, state, hold, declare)
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announce(verb, state, tell, reveal)
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