112 entries under claim topic. ×

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exculpate(verb, support, show, maintain, favor)
6
fight for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
6
plead(verb, support, show, present, maintain)
5
corroborate(verb, maintain, uphold, prove)
5
plead for(verb, expression, support, hold, take)
5
refute(verb, maintain, return, acknowledge, deny)
4
affirm(verb, support, state, hold, charge)
4
declare(verb, state, hold, take, press)
4
second(verb, support, hold, help, show)
4
substantiate(verb, support, hold, help, maintain)
3
asseverate(verb, hold, argue, insist)
3
aver(verb, state, hold, charge, press)
3
controvert(verb, present, maintain, reason)
3
deny(verb, return, acknowledge, counter)
3
dispute(verb, charge, separate, maintain, return)
2
allege(verb, state, hold, take, charge)
2
avow(verb, state, hold, charge, press)
2
bear out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
2
disprove(verb, maintain, return, acknowledge, deny)
2
establish(verb, support, hold, help, present)
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