2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
try(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
2
vindicate(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
2
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1
affront(verb, meet, oppose, provoke, challenge)
1
altercate(fight, dispute, cross, disagree, quarrel)
1
argue(verb, attack, fight, dispute, resist)
1
assail(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
1
assault(verb, attack, fight, resist, deny)
1
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