|Question 5Verbal

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The fact that publications by George Washington University economist Graciela Laura Kaminsky, who studies international finance, are so frequently cited in other scholars' work        the usefulness of her research for her peers-other economists clearly find her studies valuable for their own scholarship.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
belies
A
forestalls
B
underscores
C
overshadows
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