8
call out(expression, verb, dispute, demand, claim)
3
fly in the teeth of
2
accost(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
2
arouse(verb, get, dispute, provoke, demand)
2
ask for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, dispute)
2
assert(verb, get, dispute, provoke, dislike)
2
beard(verb, support, get, dispute, provoke)
2
buck(verb, decline, oppose, dispute, bear)
2
call for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, dispute)
2
challenge(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, deny)
2
combat(verb, attack, fight, bear, endure)
2
confront(verb, get, attack, oppose, fight)
2
contradict(verb, attack, decline, oppose, fight)
2
cross(verb, take, get, attack, oppose)
2
dare(verb, support, get, oppose, dispute)
2
defy(verb, get, attack, oppose, fight)
2
denounce(verb, get, turn, dispute, provoke)
2
deny(verb, attack, reject, oppose, fight)
2
dispute(verb, get, attack, oppose, fight)
2
dissent(verb, oppose, fight, resist, conflict)
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