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Question
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
Einstein got ever more involved in politics, agitating for an end to the arms buildup.
(campaigning, fighting, supporting)
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Solution
campaigning.
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