| Claims to be true |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Apr 2026 |
| Declares to be the case |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Feb 2026 |
| Formally states |
The Telegraph Plusword |
30 Dec 2025 |
| States firmly |
LA Times Mini |
18 Dec 2025 |
| Declares to be true |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Dec 2025 |
| Affirms |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
04 Dec 2025 |
| Asserts to be the case |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Nov 2025 |
| Maintains |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
28 Oct 2025 |
| Maintains |
New York Times |
25 Oct 2025 |
| States |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Jul 2025 |
| No end for reluctant states |
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| Declares a poem's almost finished (5) |
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| States |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jun 2025 |
| Declares weavers to be abandoned by us (5) |
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| Maintains leading author will present short written composition |
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| Makes an assertion a few ears are twitching to catch (5) |
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| Insists one is not totally against (5) |
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| Declares, proclaims (5) |
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| Claims confidently |
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| Claims |
New York Times |
27 Dec 2024 |
| Opposed to docking the tail, one says (5) |
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| States, asserts |
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| Declares; saver (anag.) |
The Telegraph Plusword |
20 Nov 2024 |
| Declares a piece of poetry lacks point |
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| Raves madly as one declares (5) |
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| Affirms that Vera's gone out (5) |
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| Affirms the beaver's big tail (5) |
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| Raves about states (5) |
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| Boldly states |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Oct 2024 |
| States with conviction |
LA Times Mini |
02 Sep 2024 |
| Says for sure |
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| Declares a piece of poetry remains unfinished (5) |
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| Says, because it's occupied by a retired clergyman (5) |
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| States with confidence about the king-birds (5) |
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| Asserts that Vera's crazy (5) |
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| Declares |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Jul 2024 |
| Affirms positively |
Newsday |
20 Jun 2024 |
| Swears and raves about |
|
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| Most hostile states (5) |
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| States |
Wall Street Journal |
18 May 2024 |
| Declares that Vera's mad (5) |
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| Confirms, though almost opposed to it |
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| Declares what is in haversack |
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| Affirms it about the rain-birds (5) |
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| Declares a piece of poetry is unfinished |
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| Asserts |
Universal |
13 Jan 2024 |
| Swears up and down |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Declares that Vera's put out by it (5) |
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| States; raves (anag.) (5) |
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| Swears against being cut short (5) |
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| Swears, loath to drop last sweetheart |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Oct 2023 |
| Brief work by bard on American states |
The Guardian Cryptic |
27 Jul 2023 |
| States boldly |
Premier Sunday |
02 Jul 2023 |
| States |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Jun 2023 |
| Declares confidently |
New York Times |
14 May 2023 |
| Affirms |
LA Times Daily |
23 Apr 2023 |
| States firmly |
Universal |
07 Mar 2023 |
| Declares |
Universal |
14 Feb 2023 |
| Declares |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Dec 2022 |
| States |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Nov 2022 |
| Forthrightly asserts |
New York Times |
30 Oct 2022 |
| Declares |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Oct 2022 |
| Says |
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| Affirms a fact, as during a trial (anagram of "versa") |
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| Declares |
Universal |
03 May 2022 |
| Mostly hostile states |
The Guardian Quiptic |
21 Mar 2022 |
| Mostly hostile states |
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| Hesitates to dismiss original claims |
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| Declares |
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| Maintains |
New York Times |
12 Jun 2021 |
| Declares |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Apr 2021 |
| States' roads are empty after a vehicle got gutted |
|
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| Professes to be true |
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| Says with conviction |
Universal |
31 Dec 2020 |
| Declares |
New York Times |
30 Dec 2020 |
| States opposed omitting conclusion |
|
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| Insists |
Newsday |
07 Nov 2020 |
| Claims to be true |
Newsday |
22 Oct 2020 |
| Claims |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Oct 2020 |
| Declares to be true |
Universal |
03 Oct 2020 |
| States with confidence |
Universal |
24 Sep 2020 |
| States with certainty |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2020 |
| Claims |
Premier Sunday |
21 Jun 2020 |
| Declares to be the case |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Feb 2020 |
| States |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Nov 2019 |
| States reluctant to drop English, finally |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Nov 2019 |
| States confidently |
Universal |
29 Aug 2019 |
| Alleges as fact |
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| Declares a piece of poetry 'inadequate' |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
31 May 2019 |
| States as fact |
New York Times |
12 May 2019 |
| Declares |
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| Declares |
LA Times Daily |
20 Mar 2019 |
| Says with confidence |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Mar 2019 |
| Declares confidently |
|
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| Declares with confidence |
New York Times |
06 Feb 2019 |
| Declares |
Universal |
20 Jan 2019 |
| Declares with confidence |
|
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| Says with confidence |
|
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| States confidently |
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| Declares |
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| States as fact |
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| Declares |
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| Affirms with confidence |
|
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| Asserts confidently |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Sep 2018 |
| Makes assertions |
Universal |
31 Jul 2018 |
| Professes |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jul 2018 |
| Professes |
|
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| Affirms |
|
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| Says confidently |
Universal |
07 Jun 2018 |
| Says positively |
Family Time |
08 Apr 2018 |
| Declares |
Premier Sunday |
28 Jan 2018 |
| Declares |
Newsday |
07 Jan 2018 |
| Professes |
|
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| Says confidently |
|
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| Asserts confidently |
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| Makes assertions |
|
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| Reports or maintains |
Universal |
23 Dec 2017 |
| Says |
|
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| Declares assuredly |
USA Today |
20 Oct 2017 |
| Professes firmly |
Universal |
08 Aug 2017 |
| Maintains |
|
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| Says with certainty |
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| States a fact, as during a trial |
|
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| Declares as true |
Universal |
14 Mar 2017 |
| States firmly |
USA Today |
05 Mar 2017 |
| States endlessly unwilling |
|
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| Declares with confidence |
Universal |
25 Jan 2017 |
| Maintains |
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| Declares assuredly |
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| Says with certainty |
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| Professes firmly |
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| Reports or maintains |
|
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| Declares as true |
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| States to be the case |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Dec 2016 |
| States as fact |
LA Times Daily |
20 Oct 2016 |
| Declares as true |
USA Today |
07 Sep 2016 |
| States with conviction |
Universal |
07 Sep 2016 |
| States to be true |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Aug 2016 |
| Professes |
New York Times |
05 May 2016 |
| Says with certainty |
Universal |
18 Apr 2016 |
| States |
|
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| States firmly |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2016 |
| Declares as true |
|
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| States with conviction |
|
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| Declares definitively |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Nov 2015 |
| States with certainty |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Oct 2015 |
| Alleges |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Oct 2015 |
| States with conviction |
USA Today |
17 Sep 2015 |
| States for certain |
Universal |
07 Apr 2015 |
| Asserts |
USA Today |
06 Feb 2015 |
| Swears |
|
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| States with conviction |
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| Asserts |
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| States for certain |
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| Declares to be true |
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| Says it's so |
|
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| Declares definitively |
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| Alleges |
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| States opposed cut |
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| Puts in an affidavit |
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| Maintains |
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| Says assuredly |
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| Swears up and down |
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| States plainly |
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| Asserts |
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| Declares |
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| Mostly hostile states |
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| Makes a declaration |
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| Says firmly |
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| Asserts |
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| Boldly states |
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| States as truth |
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| States as truth |
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| Declares |
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| Declares |
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| Maintains |
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| Professes |
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| Boldly states |
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| Confirms |
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| Alleges as fact |
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| Professes |
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| States with confidence |
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| Declares to be true |
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| Affirms |
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| Declares |
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| States firmly |
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| States |
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| Professes |
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| Alleges as fact |
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| Declares with confidence |
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| Says assuredly |
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| States unequivocally |
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| Declares to be true |
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| Declares |
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| States unequivocally |
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| Makes a declaration |
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| States plainly |
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| States |
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| Asserts |
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| Affirms |
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| Affirms |
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| Claims |
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| Holds |
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| Certifies |
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| Says with certainty |
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| States confidently |
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| Maintains |
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| Affirms |
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| Affirms |
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| Maintains |
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| States with confidence |
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| States as fact |
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| States as fact |
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| Affirms positively |
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| Says decidedly |
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| Certifies |
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| States confidently |
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| States peremptorily |
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| States firmly |
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| Says is so |
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| Maintains |
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| Maintains |
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| Declares |
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| Says it's so |
|
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| States |
|
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| Says without hesitation |
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| Says without hesitation |
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| Asserts |
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| States as fact |
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| States confidently |
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| Says with no uncertainty |
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| Swears to |
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| States |
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| Says with no uncertainty |
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| States with certainty |
|
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| States strongly |
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| Says with authority |
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| Declares true |
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| Says assuredly |
|
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| States |
|
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| Says assuredly |
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| Proclaims |
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| States positively |
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| States for certain |
|
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| States |
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| Declares |
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| States forthrightly |
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| States |
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| Alleges as fact |
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| Maintains |
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| Says it's so |
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| Declares |
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| Maintains |
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| Says so |
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| Insists |
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| States with conviction |
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| Claims |
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| Swears |
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| States with conviction |
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| States firmly |
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| Says with no uncertainty |
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| Declares |
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| Certifies |
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| Maintains with confidence |
|
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| States |
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| Alleges |
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| Asserts confidently |
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| States with conviction |
|
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| Holds |
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| Opines |
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| Comes out with |
|
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| Alleges as fact |
|
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| States |
|
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| States |
|
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| States firmly |
|
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| Says is so |
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| Says it's so |
|
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| Contends |
|
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| Asseverates |
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| States formally, in law |
|
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| States as a fact |
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| Asserts |
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| Says it is so |
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| Declares positively |
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| Claims to be a fact |
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| Says with assurance |
|
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| Says is so |
|
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| Asserts strongly |
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| Affirms confidently. |
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| Proves: Law. |
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| Maintains. |
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| Declares firmly. |
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| States positively. |
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| States. |
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| Says it and means it. |
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| Is positive. |
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| Depones. |
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| Claims. |
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| Declares positively. |
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| Affirms. |
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| Boldly states |
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| Justifies, in law. |
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| States as fact. |
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| Alleges. |
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| States firmly. |
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| Testifies. |
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| Declares. |
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| Says positively. |
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| Asserts. |
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