7
maintains(verb, says something)
6
asserts(verb, says something)
5
demands(noun, verb, question)
4
asks(verb, question)
4
claims(noun, verb, says something)
4
says(verb, state, declare, report, question)
3
declares(verb, says something)
3
discloses(verb, says something)
3
divulges(verb, says something)
3
guesses(verb, question, says something)
3
holds(verb, says something)
3
reveals(verb, says something)
3
suggests(verb, says something)
3
supposes(verb, says something)
2
affirms(verb, says something)
2
alleges(verb, says something)
2
begs(verb, question)
2
persists
2
pushes
2
urges
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