Question
The journalists have _________ that spying has caused
serious _________ on the rights to free speech and privacy.Solution
The word ‘contended’ means ‘to say that something is true or is a fact’. The word ‘dent’ means ‘a reduction in amount or size’. These are the correct words to be used. The journalists have contended that spying has caused serious dents on the rights to free speech and privacy.
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