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2
opposes(verb, defends)
2
rebuffs(noun, verb, recoils)
1
argues(verb, defends)
1
arguments(noun, defenses)
1
armors(noun, defenses)
1
aversions(noun, defenses)
1
averts(verb, defends)
1
barriers(noun, defenses)
1
bars(verb, defends)
1
countermeasures(noun, defenses)
1
counters(verb, defends)
1
defends(verb, defends)
1
defenses(noun, defenses)
1
fends(verb, defends)
1
fortresses(noun, defenses)
1
harbors(noun, defenses)
1
kickbacks(noun, recoils)
1
moats(noun, defenses)
1
polices(verb, defends)
1
protections(noun, defenses)
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