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During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt gave many explanatory speeches to the American public, hoping to __________ fears over the lengthening economic crisis.

During World War One, a doctor had to be removed from the frontline because the sight of so much blood made him __________.

The doctors and policeman __________ to solve the case and serve justice to the kidnapper.

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The mill makes flour by __________ wheat between two large, heavy stones which are turned as horses pull them.

When he was nervous about an exam, Sebastian would __________ the power of God to help him know the correct answers.

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The complexity of analogies often __________ even the most perceptive of philosophers, who often confuse such nuanced uses with forms of strict equivalence of meaning.

The effect of the Great Depression was __________ by the policies of President Roosevelt; many millions of Americans rose out of poverty during his presidency.

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The final chapter of the mystery novel did not directly state who the killer was; instead, it __________ to whom the culprit might be.

Sir Edmund Hillary was __________ throughout the world after he became the first white man to successfully climb Mount Everest.

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The professor’s lectures had a tendency to __________, often taking on topics that bore little relation to his initial subject.