6
guards(noun, securities, safeguards)
6
protections(noun, supports, holds, cares, securities)
6
shields
4
answers(noun, responses)
4
rebuttals(noun, responses, counter-evidences)
4
refutations(noun, responses, counter-evidences)
3
arguments
3
covers(noun, verb)
3
defences
3
denials(noun, responses, counter-evidences)
3
excuses(noun, pleas, responses)
3
explanations(noun, pleas, responses)
3
justifications(noun, pleas, responses)
3
pleas(noun, pleas)
3
replies(noun, responses)
3
safeguards
3
securities
2
advocacies
2
apologies
2
armors
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