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ER

When construction workers start taking breaks from work to keep from

605-655 (Medium) | Must be True

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Bunuel

02 Jan 2023, 02:30

9

2

4,279

by: VerbalBot

28 Mar 2026, 04:40

ER

When complaints against staff are brought to Human Resources at

555-605 (Medium) | Inference

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Bunuel

08 Oct 2024, 01:30

8

5

2,187

by: Bunuel

03 Nov 2024, 07:00

ER

When comparing faces, facial recognition software compares at least 80

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Bunuel

04 Apr 2023, 11:30

2

2,789

by: purplex

05 Apr 2023, 07:53

ER -1

When companies’ profits would otherwise be reduced by an increase in

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akela

01 Apr 2019, 10:16

7

4

4,729

by: VerbalBot

03 Jul 2024, 01:51

ER

When compact discs first entered the market, they were priced signific

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Bunuel

19 Feb 2020, 02:23

8

6

4,376

by: VerbalBot

16 Aug 2025, 22:43

ER

When compact discs first entered the market, they were priced signific

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Bunuel

19 Feb 2020, 03:23

2

4,327

by: ayoubbk

10 Mar 2020, 07:59

When choosing a digital camera, it is important to consider each model

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aalriy

14 Feb 2019, 06:09

21

13

8,985

by: VerbalBot

05 Aug 2024, 20:45

ER

When chimpanzees become angry at other chimpanzees, they often engage

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akela

05 Jul 2018, 08:41

5

8

5,981

by: unraveled

06 May 2023, 09:54

ER -1

When car manufacturers place a high priority on generating large profi

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rn1112

03 Dec 2023, 04:20

36

8

4,966

by: temporeincidunt

16 Jan 2026, 00:17

ER

When cable TV consumers evade cable access fees by purchasing illegal

705-805 (Hard) | Assumption

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1, 2

kapilhede17

13 Jun 2018, 20:27

78

20

25,255

by: VerbalBot

13 Jul 2025, 02:10

ER

When butterfat was considered nutritious and healthful, a law was enac

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vikasp99

04 Oct 2017, 02:59

77

11

15,581

by: VerbalBot

15 Sep 2025, 04:15

ER

When Brad offered his old wooden desk at a garage sale, no one bought

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Bunuel

16 Jan 2025, 01:30

1

2

878

by: Bunuel

01 Feb 2025, 23:15

ER

When Bob’s Bistro opened in the town of Montrose last year, the propri

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suntaurian

18 Feb 2008, 17:32

82

18

23,682

by: VerbalBot

21 Jun 2025, 11:14

ER

When bees build a new hive composed of hexagonal honeycomb “rooms,”

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gmatFalcon

20 Dec 2017, 12:45

36

11

6,846

by: VerbalBot

14 Jan 2026, 21:26

When astronomers observed the comet Schwassman-Wachmann 3 becoming

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mba1382

25 Aug 2023, 05:04

14

10,169

by: VerbalBot

30 Nov 2024, 01:03

When an ordinary piece of steel is put under pressure, the steel compr

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gmatFalcon

13 Dec 2017, 16:41

14

6

9,192

by: Paras96

06 Sep 2023, 10:41

ER

When an invading insect threatens an ant colony’s territory or food so

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Sajjad1994

22 Nov 2020, 01:40

18

7

6,880

by: DmitryFarberMPrep

31 Jan 2024, 16:36

ER

When an auto insurance policy compensates the owners of stolen or

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Bunuel

04 Mar 2022, 02:30

56

10

11,668

by: Kindred17spirit

24 Sep 2024, 11:17

ER

When an airplane is taken out of service for maintenance,

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mohnish104

15 Nov 2013, 00:33

69

14

26,196

by: GMATNinja

15 Jul 2024, 10:00

ER

When Americans filed their tax returns this year, the United States Tr

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aditi1903

20 Sep 2018, 23:58

52

11

21,631

by: VerbalBot

09 Apr 2025, 18:51

ER

When Alicia Green borrowed a neighbor’s car without permission, the po

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Sajjad1994

27 Jan 2020, 01:29

7

4

6,716

by: VerbalBot

04 Aug 2024, 04:05

ER

When Alicia Green borrowed a neighbor's car without permission, the

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vineetgupta

06 Oct 2025, 10:36

50

9

13,684

by: VerbalBot

16 Apr 2025, 02:29

ER

When airlines were deregulated in the 1970s, the average price of a ti

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Sajjad1994

27 Jan 2017, 07:34

6

5,569

by: Sajjad1994

31 Mar 2021, 01:10

ER

When adults toss balls to very young children they generally try to

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akela

06 Feb 2019, 09:57

1

4

3,258

by: VerbalBot

19 Sep 2024, 13:36

ER

When a threat to life is common, as are automobile and industrial

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akela

26 May 2020, 13:00

10

4

4,666

by: VerbalBot

09 Jan 2024, 11:40

ER

When a study of aspirin’s ability to prevent heart attacks in humans

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broall

04 Oct 2017, 02:21

6

2

6,654

by: Bunuel

03 Apr 2021, 01:15

ER

When a stone is trimmed by a mason and exposed to the elements, a coat

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noboru

26 Sep 2010, 06:10

36

7

15,384

by: VerbalBot

13 Nov 2025, 14:27

ER

When a region is in a drought, the water level of rivers and streams

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Bunuel

08 Mar 2021, 08:00

11

10

6,917

by: KarishmaB

15 Oct 2024, 05:30

ER

When a project is failing and should be terminated, plan to bring in a

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Bunuel

29 Aug 2018, 04:30

32

2

13,856

by: VerbalBot

16 Dec 2024, 01:35

ER

When a polygraph test is judged inconclusive,there is no reflection on

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nitindas

05 Jul 2021, 02:27

182

17

81,165

by: vv65

25 Dec 2025, 09:01

ER

When a planetary system forms, the chances that a planet capable of su

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1, 2

priyankurml

09 Jul 2008, 07:42

245

24

29,700

by: VerbalBot

16 Jun 2025, 03:24

ER

When a person with temporal lobe epilepsy is having an epileptic seizu

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Bunuel

27 Sep 2019, 04:16

7

2

5,013

by: VerbalBot

15 Apr 2026, 22:17

ER -1

When a person is under intense psychological stress, his or her cardio

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Bunuel

27 Dec 2018, 13:08

39

7

16,596

by: VerbalBot

16 Sep 2025, 05:25

-1

When a patient failed to respond to prescribed medication, the doctor

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Hovkial

26 Nov 2020, 21:54

11

6

4,787

by: arushi118

20 Feb 2026, 22:28

ER

When a new restaurant, Martin's Cafe, opened in Riverville last year,

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mymba99

05 Jan 2019, 02:20

35

9

25,380

by: VerbalBot

22 Jun 2025, 05:31

ER

When a new organic produce mart, Green Thumbs Mart, opened in San Piña

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robingoyal

30 Dec 2015, 06:57

3

6

2,734

by: VerbalBot

31 Aug 2020, 21:54

ER

When a new chain is installed on a competitive cyclist’s bicycle, the

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Sajjad1994

10 Oct 2020, 23:37

15

5

3,276

by: VerbalBot

03 Dec 2024, 10:16

ER

When a married couple has frequent emotionally satisfying conversation

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Bunuel

07 Oct 2024, 01:30

12

6

2,049

by: Bunuel

02 Nov 2024, 09:30

-1

When a major record label signs a contract with a band

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akela

23 Jul 2017, 11:17

22

6

6,739

by: VerbalBot

11 Jun 2025, 14:29

ER

When a major fire occurs in the city of Springfield, the number of med

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Sajjad1994

26 Sep 2019, 10:47

20

10

7,471

by: 0Lucky0

05 Jan 2023, 04:46

ER

When a lawmaker spoke out against a research grant awarded to a profes

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Bunuel

26 Oct 2021, 01:30

2

5

3,314

by: VerbalBot

10 Feb 2026, 05:18

ER

When a laptop computer needs maintenance, it is often shipped to a ce

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Bunuel

12 Apr 2021, 03:30

10

4

3,256

by: AdithyaNanjaraj

15 Sep 2024, 04:56

ER

When a group of people starts a company, the founders usually serve as

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cssk

19 Dec 2013, 11:35

78

10

17,790

by: VerbalBot

26 Jan 2026, 14:06

-1

When a group of individuals is incapable of passing on its genes, the

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chesstitans

11 Feb 2018, 15:38

14

3

5,669

by: yadavnaveen

03 Jun 2021, 03:04

ER

When a group of children who have been watching television programs th

Sub 505 (Easy) | Assumption

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Sajjad1994

31 Jul 2019, 22:40

7

3

6,753

by: Abhishek009

01 Aug 2019, 12:19

ER

When a group is unable to reach a consensus, group members are often

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Hovkial

25 Aug 2020, 20:43

19

8

6,579

by: VerbalBot

10 Jan 2026, 21:55

ER

When a forest is subject to acid rain, the calcium level in the soil

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Hovkial

20 Nov 2019, 10:16

2

3,387

by: TestPrepUnlimited

20 Nov 2019, 19:04

When a female fruit fly is placed in a cage with several potential mat

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nusmavrik

10 Oct 2019, 20:54

54

9

22,859

by: VerbalBot

25 Apr 2026, 03:12

When a drug test comes out with a result of "inconclusive"

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505-555 (Easy) | Conclusion hide tags

devikeerthansr

18 Dec 2017, 12:31

13

4

21,135

by: VerbalBot

23 Jun 2023, 01:54

ER

When a district attorney (DA) leaves office in the middle of the term

705-805 (Hard) | Strengthen

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1, 2

TGC

21 Mar 2019, 01:14

67

26

12,489

by: temporeincidunt

15 Jan 2026, 23:58