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defend(verb, support, state, hold, press)
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resist(verb, hold, take, meet, attack)
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warrant(verb, support, state, press, present)
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hold(verb, state, stop, attack, press)
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state(verb, hold, press, present)
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withstand(verb, stop, hold, take, meet)
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avow(verb, support, state, hold, press)
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confront(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
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profess(verb, support, state, hold, press)
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avouch(verb, state, press, oppose)
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controvert(verb, consider, present, oppose)
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protest(verb, state, hold, press)
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say(verb, state, hold, press)
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take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, state, take)
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vindicate(verb, support, state, hold, press)
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antagonize(verb, stop, attack, oppose)
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duel(verb, stop, meet, attack)
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proclaim(verb, state, press, declare)
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propound(verb, state, present, yield)
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advance(noun, verb, state, press, present)
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