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check(verb, stop, take, attack, keep)
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correct(verb, adjective, hold, claim, assert)
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corroborate(verb, support, back, declare, confirm)
5
defy(verb, support, stop, force, attack)
5
dwell(verb, hold, cover, keep, occupy)
5
emphasize(verb, state, hold, charge, mark)
5
endorse(verb, support, hold, help, accept)
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entertain(verb, support, hold, take, accept)
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fight(verb, support, hold, attack, oppose)
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fight for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, oppose)
5
fix(verb, calm, order, secure, sustain)
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give(verb, support, keep, present, deliver)
5
harbor(verb, support, hold, take, have)
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honor
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husband(verb, hold, keep, have, recall)
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judge(verb, state, hold, give, accept)
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plead(verb, support, state, charge, present)
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predicate(verb, support, state, press, oppose)
5
protest(verb, state, hold, press, declare)
5
protract(verb, support, help, keep, continue)
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