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What are the seven verbs in Preamble to US Constitution?

The Preamble to the US Constitution doesn't use exactly seven verbs, but it does use six verbs. Here they are:

1. establish

2. insure

3. provide

4. promote

5. secure

6. establish (used a second time)

These verbs are used to describe the goals and purposes of the Constitution, which are to:

* Establish a more perfect Union

* Insure domestic tranquility

* Provide for the common defense

* Promote the general welfare

* Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity

* Establish justice.

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