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contradict(verb, break, attack, disregard, oppose)
7
encounter(verb, take, meet, attack, oppose)
6
venture(verb, take, set, meet, oppose)
6
call out(expression, challenge, dispute, provoke, demand)
6
front(verb, advance, meet, oppose, provoke)
5
check(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
5
cross(verb, break, take, get, meet)
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meet(verb, take, oppose, play, allow)
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attack(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, fight)
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disagree(verb, attack, disregard, oppose, criticize)
5
protest(verb, attack, oppose, criticize, fight)
4
contend(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
4
hinder(verb, stop, break, attack, maintain)
4
risk(verb, take, set, advance, meet)
3
bear(verb, stop, take, meet, attack)
3
argue(verb, support, force, attack, maintain)
3
battle(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
3
buck(verb, support, stop, force, attack)
3
deny(verb, attack, fight, resist)
3
obstruct(verb, attack, oppose, fight, resist)
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