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acquit(support, favor, defend, substantiate)
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act as a witness(verb, expression, idiom, support)
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allegate(verb, state, tell, reveal)
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assail(verb, stop, attack, oppose)
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asservate(verb, state, press, declare)
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attest to(verb, expression, support, back)
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back(verb, support, hold, promote)
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back-talk(oppose, declare, object, resist)
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be against(oppose, declare, object, resist)
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be displeased by(oppose, declare, object, resist)
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be positive(verb, state, tell, reveal)
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be responsible for(verb, support, back, declare)
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bear testimony(verb, expression, support, back)
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blaze(verb, state, tell, reveal)
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bring forward(verb, expression, state, yield)
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bulwark(verb, hold, oppose, secure)
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butt in(verb, expression, state, press)
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care for(expression, hold, oppose, secure)
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check(verb, stop, attack, oppose)
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cite(verb, state, press, declare)
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