Claim
Resort to
Resort to verb - To use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage.
Both terms in one sentence
- Unfortunately, this also leads to people reflexively excusing bad behavior on the part of protesters by claiming that it was done by said agents, sometimes with the claim that real members wouldn't resort to violence.
Source: False Flag Operation
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Resort to and Claim. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/resort_to
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Resort to or Claim. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/resort_to.
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