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99%8TAKES ONExact Match!
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98%7Exact Match!
verb

• to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

95%11Exact Match!
verb

• be resistant to

• prove to be false or incorrect

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Telegraph Cross Atlantic23 Jun 2024 Down 9 TAKES ON
New York Times21 Jun 1981 Across 110
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