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paradigm(noun, topic)
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position(noun, understanding, plan, system, belief)
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postulation(noun, idea, belief, suggestion, argument)
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presupposition(noun, action, idea, base, belief)
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provocation(noun, cause, reason, ground)
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question(noun, topic)
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security(noun, action, base, permit, beginning)
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seed(noun, cause, start, influence, base)
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situation(noun, base, circumstance, station, headquarters)
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stand(noun, support, rest, base, center)
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start(cause, source, foundation, derivation)
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statement(noun, idea, evidence, principle, topic)
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subject(noun, substance, idea, effect, essence)
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term(noun, connect, suggestion, theory, supposition)
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understructure(noun, substance, base, balance, foundation)
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authority(noun, action, cause, substance, base)
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basic(drop, part, material, element, essential)
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basics(noun, substance, grounds)
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call(noun, cause, reason, base, element)
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conjecture(noun, understanding, system, belief, model)
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