2
cross(verb, state, take, charge, meet)
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disobey(verb, ignore, refuse, challenge, resist)
2
flout(verb, disregard, ignore, challenge, resist)
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2
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2
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2
resist(verb, take, meet, disregard, oppose)
2
take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, state, take)
2
venture(verb, take, meet, disregard, oppose)
2
violate(verb, disregard, ignore, challenge, resist)
2
withstand(verb, take, meet, disregard, oppose)
1
abide(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
1
accost(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
1
affirm(verb, state, charge, maintain, declare)
1
affront(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
1
allege(verb, state, charge, maintain, declare)
1
allow(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
1
argue(charge, maintain)
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