8
asserts(verb, says something, affirms)
8
maintains(verb, says something, affirms, believes)
7
affirms(verb, says something, affirms, believes)
7
declares(verb, says something, affirms, believes)
6
claims(noun, verb, says something, affirms)
5
supposes(verb, says something, believes)
4
acknowledges(verb, affirms)
4
admits(verb, affirms)
4
proclaims(verb, affirms)
4
pronounces(verb, says something, affirms)
4
reveals(verb, says something)
3
alleges(verb, says something)
3
assumes(verb, says something, believes)
3
attests(verb, affirms)
3
avers(verb, affirms)
3
certifies(verb, affirms)
3
contends(verb, affirms)
3
discloses(verb, says something)
3
divulges(verb, says something)
3
holds(verb, says something, believes)
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