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rubber-stamp(verb, support, back, sign, confirm)
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run interference for(expression, idiom, support, take, promote)
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say(verb, state, hold, charge, press)
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second(verb, support, hold, help, maintain)
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set right(expression, idiom, resolve, tell, reveal)
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settle(verb, support, show, determine, back)
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show(verb, support, present, maintain, determine)
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side(verb, support, take, promote, encourage)
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2
speak for(expression, support, take, promote, encourage)
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square(verb, fix, restore, defend, substantiate)
2
stand by(verb, expression, support, hold, maintain)
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stick it to(verb, expression, idiom, state, get)
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stick up for(verb, expression, idiom, support, hold)
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