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protects(verb, protects)
6
shields(noun, verb, protects)
6
upholds
5
guards(noun, verb, protects)
5
safeguards(noun, verb, protects)
5
shelters(noun, verb, protects)
5
supports
4
fends
4
opposes(verb, contends, disproves)
3
answers(verb, responds, apologizes)
3
apologizes(verb, apologizes)
3
argues(verb, contends)
3
conserves(verb, protects)
3
contradicts(verb, disproves)
3
covers(verb, protects)
3
maintains(verb, protects)
3
preserves(verb, protects)
3
rebuts(verb, responds, disproves)
3
resists(verb, contends)
3
secures(verb, protects)
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