In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
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Question: Passage: Ms. Atimadi says that is the primary focus of her group, peace and justice. She says her group is appealing to individuals, to the international community, and to the combatants and people of Afghanistan to stop the bloodletting which has torn the country apart.

Answer: says


Question: Passage: Egyptian Ambassador Ahmed Maher el-Sayed, on behalf of the African envoys, condemned the "cowardly, criminal and tragic" bombings. "Terrorism is inconsistent with our African history, our tradition, our culture and our beliefs," he said.

Answer: condemned


Question: Passage: "The overnight fall on Wall Street was a double whammy for the market, which was already reeling from the central bank's curbs on bank lendings," said Victor Wan, analyst at South Johore Securities. Wan said investors were selling banking and property stocks in anticipation of lower earnings.

Answer:
fall


