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Once the newspaper ______ their sources were flawed, they ______ the target of their article by issuing a full retraction.
A. realized. . .exonerated
B. suspected. . .blasted
C. understood. . .haranged
D. rejected. . .issued
E. disproved. . .comforted
Correct Answer: A
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
The key word here is the opening "Once" which sets up a change. This should clue you to look for companions for the action in question; in this case the printing of a retraction. We know newspapers don’t like to do this, and so somethingmust have forced them into it. Choice C, "understood," could match the first blank, but only Choice A exonerated matches both the first and second blanks.
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