|Question 3Verbal

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The fact that publications by University of California-Berkeley economist Bronwyn Hughes Hall, who studies innovation and economics, 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?
overshadows
A
belies
B
refutes
C
underscores
D