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After decades of criticism from human-rights groups, the parliament finally voted to ______ the obsolete law that many people regarded as unfair and discriminatory.

Although Professor Wilson’s lecture lasted nearly three hours, his argument remained so ______ that even first-year students could follow his line of reasoning without much difficulty.

The company’s eco-friendly image was badly ______ when its “green” factory was caught pumping waste into the river.

The research team, based at Nanjing University, collected data from different age groups in order to ______ their hypothesis that sleep deprivation has a negative effect on one’s sense of smell.

The architect chose dark blue curtains because they ______ the light wooden furniture perfectly and helped create a warm, elegant atmosphere.

When my two roommates couldn’t agree on the thermostat, they asked me to ______ the dispute — so I listened to both sides patiently and then set it to the temperature I liked best.

The novel’s ending was so ______ that my brother and I spent the whole evening arguing about whether the protagonist had died, had faked his own death, or had simply gone out to grab a coffee.

After BYD launched its new electric vehicle, its shares began to ______, reaching a record high within only three months.

When our Maths teacher promised that the exam would be “easy,” the class greeted the news with ______ — they had all seen his idea of easy before.

The provincial government hopes that tax cuts for small businesses will ______ economic growth in rural areas and create more job opportunities for local residents.

The editor returned the manuscript to the author because it was so ______ with errors that it was almost unreadable.

The defense lawyer tried to ______ the witness’s credibility by revealing that he had lied in a previous trial.

After hours of heated debate, the committee finally reached a ______ on how to allocate the limited budget among the different departments.

In order to bring inflation under control, the central bank took ______ measures, including a sharp increase in interest rates.

The construction company was accused of ______ overtime pay from its workers, many of whom had worked more than sixty hours a week.